See Homegrown Revolution this Saturday!

...doing a brief appearance at the Los Angeles Burning Man Decompression this Saturday October 13th in support of our book The Urban Homesteader, due out next May from Process Media. The Burning Man Decom will take place on Sante Fe between the 4th and 6th Street Bridges in the Artist District deep in the beating heart of downtown Los Angeles (map). We’ll be delivering a harangue sometime around 4 or 5 pm. Come out and see us and stay for the sacrifi...

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Lessons and Carols this Saturday

...d look and sound like, drop by St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral at 5 pm this Saturday December 15th for an evening of Lessons and Carols. The Choir of St. John’s Cathedral presents beautiful lessons & carols for the season of Advent and the Vigil of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The service begins in darkness and moves toward resplendent light at the high altar, featuring music by Palestrina, Willcocks, Tavener, Howells, and others. Compliment...

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Saturday Tweets: Toilets, Energy and Deep Old Age

How much energy do we need? https://t.co/T8YSsPY1s0 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 27, 2018 A Lesson in Sharpening https://t.co/ZfP9sLMW40 via @rudemechanic — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 27, 2018 Toilet History Museum @atlasobscura https://t.co/EjpAxKshLf — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 27, 2018 A Lesson in Sharpening https://t.co/ZfP9sLMW40 via @rudemechanic — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 27, 2018 The elite belief in Uberized...

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Saturday Tweets: Architectural Screw-Ups, Road Diets and Pet Dragons

A page of architectural screw-ups https://t.co/o31OCzt5h8 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 20, 2018 Go ahead tell me again why road diets are so bad for LA https://t.co/ZlBMWkX9nA pic.twitter.com/siVYC8yZH1 — Alissa Walker (@awalkerinLA) January 15, 2018 New #DIY video on how to make maple syrup with file cabinet evaproator #maplesyrup https://t.co/MJfr3wv5jM — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) January 15, 2018 Delightful site curates New York Times...

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Saturday Tweets: Muting, RIP Hygge and an Owl

Muting You: The Amy Alkon Story (or Why You’re Brainwashed if You Think It’s Dangerous to Carry a Kid on a Bike) — new column for @outsidemagazine https://t.co/XtPCN7JpbM — Bike Snob NYC (@bikesnobnyc) January 6, 2018 Excited to share the video trailer for my new book “The Less is More Garden: Big Ideas for Designing Your Small Yard,” out February 7! pic.twitter.com/0Z08hNObfD — Susan Morrison (@susanlmorrison) January 5, 2018 Bellows and Turbine...

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