Great Moments in Dystopian Knitwear http://vult.re/1nJPPwb

Animals as the answer to recycling food waste: http://www.notechmagazine.com/2014/07/animals-as-the-answer-to-recycling-food-waste.html …

A Food Has an Historic, Objectionable Name. Should We Change It? http://on.natgeo.com/1jFfLsY 

How good are we at transportation prediction? http://bit.ly/1sfTRiI

Green Tomatoes: Not Just for Frying http://wp.me/p2TfI0-ex

Why the modern bathroom is a wasteful, unhealthy design http://gu.com/p/3qk34/tw

Re-imagining Parking Spaces as Micro-Apartments http://usa.streetsblog.org/2014/07/14/re-imagining-parking-spaces-as-micro-apartments/#.U8TC4OPhJiA.twitter …

At Tour de France, Safety Concerns Arise About Selfies http://nyti.ms/1r1jBzd

Couple Threatened With Fine For Brown Lawn Even As State Gripped In Drought http://huff.to/1yClovx 

One drought buster for the entire city of LA: http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140716/drought-buster-patrols-the-streets-of-los-angeles#we-recommend …

RAST Bike Wall Mount – IKEA Hackers http://po.st/zRcV9l 

How To: Make a Modern, Trough-Style Concrete Planter: http://www.curbly.com/users/capreek/posts/15008-how-to-make-a-modern-trough-style-concrete-planter#.U8hqthm6Bho.twitter …

Scientific Heretic Rupert Sheldrake on Morphic Fields, Psychic Dogs and Other Mysteries http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/2014/07/14/scientific-heretic-rupert-sheldrake-on-morphic-fields-psychic-dogs-and-other-mysteries/?WT.mc_id=SA_sharetool_Twitter …

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Fireless cooker via Low Tech Magazine.

We insulate our houses, why not our cooking pots? http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2014/07/cooking-pot-insulation-key-to-sustainable-cooking.html …

GIF Gardens: How to (Easily) Animate Your Plant Photos http://disq.us/8j1m1y

Never Buy A Rotten Avocado Again http://www.nwedible.com/2012/05/never-buy-a-rotten-avocado-again.html …

Why Do We Refrigerate Eggs in the United States? http://www.kcet.org/living/food/the-nosh/why-do-we-refrigerate-eggs-in-the-united-states.html …

Ash Forests After Emerald Ash Borers Destroy Them http://nyti.ms/1qs4kr1

German police apologize for fining one-armed cyclist for riding his bike with only one arm http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/german-police-apologise-for-fining-onearmed-cyclist-for-riding-his-bike-with-only-one-arm-9578923.html …

Bike commuter super transformer bag: http://kk.org/cooltools/archives/22036 …

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Image: Low Tech Magazine.

Well tended fires outperform modern cooking stoves: http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2014/06/thermal-efficiency-cooking-stoves.html …

Grace and Gratitude, an urban homestead in Norfolk http://fw.to/kSevPBG 

‘Hobbit house’ set to be knocked down http://bit.ly/1qttpPH 

10 Gardening Myths Busted! http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20815937,00.html …

One for the honey: Beekeeping frame storage – IKEA Hackers http://po.st/IdBwgN

A very low tech hearing aid: http://tinyurl.com/knbhgxr

Spartan House http://smallhouseswoon.com/spartan-house/ 

Something for @gilcedillo: What’s Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse | Autopia | WIRED http://www.wired.com/2014/06/wuwt-traffic-induced-demand/ …

The Hippie Guide to Conservative Economics http://wp.me/p4fosC-gY

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Downy mildew on your basil?

WANTED: Information on Occurrence of Basil Downy Mildew. | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2014/06/wanted-information-on-occurrence-of-basil-downy-mildew.html …

Navajo teen wins prize for improving homemade solar ovens: http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2014/06/navajo-teen-harnesses-solar-energy-wins.html …

Abandoned Railways Exploration Probe: http://www.furtherfield.org/programmes/exhibition/seft-1-abandoned-railways-exploration-probe-modern-ruins-1220 …

When Plants Get Metal: Part 2 | Popular Science http://po.st/RXw4JD 

In SF, empty lots now can be designated agricultural zones: http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2014/06/18/empty-lots-now-can-be-designated-agricultural-zones/

Here’s what happens when GMO antagonists get together for a friendly chat http://grist.org/food/what-happens-when-gmo-antagonists-get-together-for-a-friendly-chat/#.U55EWnYtr9w.twitter …

Is Your Local Garden Center Taking Action on Neonicotinoids? | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2014/06/is-your-local-garden-center-taking-action-on-neonicotinoids.html …

Old fencing blades as tomato stakes: http://www.fencing.net/14758/uses-old-fencing-blades-tomato-stakes/ …

Interesting new wind turbine design–it’s shaped like a nautilus: http://www.treehugger.com/wind-technology/silent-wind-turbines-could-generate-half-household-energy.html …

A bacteria that helps produce stay fresh AND saves the bats AND saves the bees??? http://magazine.gsu.edu/article/future-food/ …

Fascinating food history–the historical colors of vanilla and chocolate: http://www.ediblegeography.com/vanilla-is-the-old-black/ …

Colorado Ham Tracks Down, Resolves Interference from Pot Cultivators’ Grow Lights: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/colorado-ham-tracks-down-resolves-interference-from-pot-cultivators-grow-lights …

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A pod on wheels. Image: Relaxshacks.com

A Micro Pond-Side Reading Pod/Cabin for an NYU Professor: http://relaxshacks.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-micro-pond-side-reading-podcabin-for.html?spref=tw 

7 Ways to Prevent Soil Erosion – http://tafarm.us/1qIPpp

Interactive: Inside the changing American diet http://ti.me/1hPvPrK  via @TIMEHealth

Maybe there’s hope? Report Offers a Way For California to Become Water-Sustainable http://www.kcet.org/news/redefine/rewild/commentary/report-offers-a-way-for-california-to-become-water-sustainable.html …

Man on bike strikes porta-potty door; two hurt: http://bit.ly/1pisQdq 

Could a medicine used to treat gout also save our citrus? http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/could-a-medicine-used-to-treat-gout-also-save-our-citrus …

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