Saturday Tweets: A Very Old Pretzel

250-Year-Old Pretzel Unearthed by German Archaeologists http://t.co/k0Ur104ur7 via @NBCNews — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 13, 2015 California has about one year of water left. Will you ration now? http://t.co/tbH8KM7m30 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 13, 2015 The Cult of Sharing http://t.co/Qkfl571TxF — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 14, 2015 Radiant and conducive heating methods: http://t.co/GfSpCyYDHh — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 1...

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Saturday Tweets: K-Cups, Kittens and Smartphone Microscopes

Americans Love K-Cups, but Their Creator Regrets Inventing Them http://t.co/lKJlSkioYz via @TakePart — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 20, 2015 Factory Farming: Was the World Created for Me? http://t.co/5vgfY983QV via @HuffPostRelig — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 19, 2015 Big Ag kills backyard chicken ordinance in Augusta: http://t.co/zdbsUdbFCi via @DailyProgress — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 18, 2015 Depaving Cities, Undamming Rivers—Her...

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Saturday Tweets: Artisinal Junk Food, Wide Streets and Neon Succulents

Attention builders of new cities: @JSadikKhan: Wide streets narrow-minded. Gansevoort Plaza, NYC pic.twitter.com/QHW4TipQMG — Charles Montgomery (@thehappycity) March 27, 2015 When The Artisanal Food Trend Has Gone Too Far http://t.co/Wr0Gq172Kd via @theREALdanmeth @buzzfeed — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 26, 2015 Herbs, Not Ammo: How to Garden With Ammunition Cans http://t.co/XlLC60v34T — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 26, 2015 Don't fal...

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Saturday Tweets: Micro Campers, The Whole Earth Catalog and a Post-Antibiotics Future

DIY Micro Camper http://t.co/nwPSkmeWRk — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 1, 2015 Emily Green's series continues: “After the Lawn” Part 3: Turf dormancy http://t.co/CzFKwiI4uT — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 4, 2015 History Of the Whole Earth Catalog and The Birth of West Coast Publishing http://t.co/CWP5kGX8mN — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 30, 2015 Some good points here on the drought–we need strong government action now, not later: ht...

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Saturday Tweets: Trade Your House For an Entire Medieval Italian Village

For sale: entire medieval Italian village for £485,000 | via @Telegraph http://t.co/ndXMv2qJ5G — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 10, 2015 63-Unit Apartment Building in Italy Covered With Green Foliage http://t.co/bE1ck4eiC8 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 8, 2015 This study explains a lot about jury duty, meetings, and climate change discussion: http://t.co/JkN9RiUu7d — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 6, 2015 Six ways local officials can encour...

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