Saturday Linkages: Thanksgiving Weekend Edition

November 25, 2017

A different kind of traditional gathering: https://t.co/YH2QMjFdaD — twilight greenaway (@twyspy) November 21, 2017 Here’s a fun interview, where we focus on saving money and the no-big-deal aspects of living on 1/10th the fossil fuel:https://t.co/XgqQdKiiZb — Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) November 22, 2017 Drawing tutorial: how to shade with a pencil https://t.co/OSk0rbXX8N — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 23, 2017 New Vid for you, #DIY windo...

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Saturday Linkages: Life on a Boat, Nature and the Bicycle Lobby

Mr. Homegrown

July 26, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syJXrbWU1Aw&feature=youtu.be Twenty Eight Feet – Life On A Little Wooden Boat: http://youtu.be/syJXrbWU1Aw Why Nature Lovers Should Live Apart From Nature http://shar.es/LbYve Shinrin-yoku: “Forest Bathing” — I’ve always done it, but only now do I find out that it’s a thing in Japan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_bathing … Tracing Sriracha’s Origin to a Seaside Town in Thailand http://www.theatlantic.com/vide...

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Saturday Linkages: Expensive Grapes, Martha Stewart’s Drones and Sunscreen

Mr. Homegrown

July 12, 2014

Picture Sundays

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Some very expensive grapes. Top-notch Japanese grapes fetch a record $5,400: http://disq.us/8j5pz8 Martha Stewart digs drones via http://boingboing.net/2014/07/10/martha-stewart-digs-drones.html … Lead abatement, a wise economic and public health investment http://www.riskscience.umich.edu/lead-abatement-wise-economic-public-health-investment-report-finds/ … Can using sunscreen increase your risk of dying? http://www.riskscience.umich.edu/can-usi...

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Saturday Linkages: Beetle Party, Floating Homes and Cilantro

Mr. Homegrown

June 9, 2018

Saturday Linkages

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Beetle party on this wild Rosa species. Mating and getting covered in pollen in the process! Plant-insect interactions are so cool.#beetles #rosa #iamabotanist #mating #NaturePhotography #naturelovers pic.twitter.com/qyCoOB9MNw — Dr. Cassandra Quave (@QuaveEthnobot) June 7, 2018 As Lyme goes global, a new book sees it as ‘first epidemic of climate change’. I check myself at least twice a day, as well as spraying my ankles w/insecticide before goi...

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Saturday Linkages: Of Gut Microbes and Hyperbolic Bronnerianism

Mr. Homegrown

April 19, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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The Futura House: a prefab tiny house from the 1960s. It’s time to bring back the #futurahouse: http://www.thefuturohouse.com/ The Surprising Gut Microbes of African Hunter-Gatherers http://www.wired.com/2014/04/hadza-hunter-gatherer-gut-microbiome/ … FDA says, keep lilies away from your cats http://barfblog.com/2014/04/fda-says-keep-lilies-away-from-your-cats/ … Sophisticated sundial clock in Medellín, Colombia http://blog.ounodesign.com/2014/04...

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