Kayak made from plastic bottles. Via Lloyd’s blog.

DIY

How To Turn A Mason Jar Into A Fermenting Crock – FARMcurious http://www.farmcurious.com/how-to-turn-a-mason-jar-into-a-fermenting-crock/ …

Kayak Made from Recycled Bottles in Argentina http://lloydkahn-ongoing.blogspot.com/2012/08/kayak-made-from-recycled-bottles-in.html#.UDPAXX9HYUs.twitter …

Paper Bag Flooring http://www.dudecraft.com/2012/07/paper-bag-flooring.html …

Shadowy Profiles http://www.dudecraft.com/2012/08/shadowy-profiles.html … 

Spicy Storage Solution Frees Up Stacks of Cupboard Space http://dornob.com/spicy-storage-solution-frees-up-stacks-of-cupboard-space/ … 

How To Cover Up Dings in Wooden Furniture Home Hacks http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-cover-up-dings-in-woode-109198 … 

Design

Forget Doggie Doors: Home Remodel Has Canine Staircase http://dornob.com/forget-doggie-doors-home-remodel-has-canine-staircase/ … 

Beekeeping

Happy Bees Equals Happy Beekeeper, and How To Treat Bee Stings. – http://www.backyardecosystem.com/backwards-beekeeping/happy-bees-equals-happy-beekeeper-how-treat-bee-stings/ …

Whatever happened to common sense? 

Not to be outdone by Canada, another city wants to ruin an urban garden. Please help! http://chn.ge/RimMiZ 

What do USDA inspectors do? Undercover video shutters another dairy cull slaughterhouse in Calif. | barfblog http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/blog/155879/12/08/21/what-do-usda-inspectors-do-undercover-video-shutters-another-dairy-cull-slaught#.UDO_tI5mjXk.twitter …

Bakers Green Acres vs. Michigan DNR – Family Farm Under Attack: http://youtu.be/843yH_0RMIA

Do companies really need babysitters? China stiff-arms FDA on jerky pet treat testing, reports show | barfblog http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/blog/155901/12/08/23/do-companies-really-need-babysitters-china-stiff-arms-fda-jerky-pet-treat-testi#.UDa6kfTHEpw.twitter … 
   
Gardening

Letting Things Go in the Garden (on purpose) http://shar.es/77QaJ 

Community 

A vivid account of life in The Late Suburban Age: http://www.nfb.ca/film/radiant_city/ …

RT @theurbanologist: Tourists & Angelenos alike will find this 1907 map of streetcar routes in LA most helpful: http://ow.ly/dbzO0

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Herding ducks. Via The Tangled Nest.

DIY
Simple Swiss fences for the homestead: http://dirttime.com/?p=2687 via Practical Parsimony

Build-It-Solar Blog: Comparing the Performance of Two DIY Solar Water Heaters http://www.builditsolarblog.com/2012/07/comparing-performance-of-two-diy-solar.html?spref=tw …

Build-It-Solar Blog: Using Your Lawn Sprinkling Water to Cool the House… http://www.builditsolarblog.com/2012/08/using-your-lawn-sprinkling-water-to.html?spref=tw …

New video series from MAKE: “DiResta”: http://boingboing.net/2012/08/15/new-video-series-from-make.html …

Inspired By. . . SunRay Kelley http://lloydkahn-ongoing.blogspot.com/2012/08/inspired-by-sunray-kelley.html#.UCwiEif7Ek0.twitter …

Cooking and Preserving
Canning 101: Learning to be Flexible http://www.foodinjars.com/2012/08/cannin

Step Up the S’more: 7 Ideas for Campfire Treats by Chris Rochelle: Chocolate Cake Baked in an Orange http://www.chow.com/galleries/315/step-up-the-smore-7-ideas-for-campfire-treats-by-chris-rochelle/7324/chocolate-cake-baked-in-an-orange … 

Fowl
How to Herd Your Chickens (or ducks) http://shar.es/v87HU 

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Design

Small Cabin Plans Online http://lloydkahn-ongoing.blogspot.com/2012/08/small-cabin-plans-online.html#.UCFFrqY1GF0.twitter … 

How-To: Crackle Paint Finish with Elmer’s Glue http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2012/08/how-to_crackle_paint_finish_wi.html … 

Flat pack live/work loft: http://www.spaceflavor.com/Cube_Prefabricated_Home_Live_Work_Loft.html …

Events

Are you pressure cooking, yet?!? Free San Francisco Bay demos lure cooks to the pressure cooker http://shar.es/vxakE  

Cookin’

Pickled Beets with Orange and Coriander. Excellent on a sandwich with goat cheese and pesto. http://fb.me/1HJYF63ww via @nwedible

Gardenin’

Growing chayote: Bury one fruit, get an epic plant http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-lh-chayote-planting-20120806,0,5571772.story … 

Small-garden ideas from Thomas Rainer | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2012/08/thomas-rainer-small-garden-ideas.html …
 

Health

Lesson Burned: Does Sunscreen Actually Reduce the Risk of Cancer? http://shar.es/vlki0

I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried . . . 

Skateboarding goat wins Guinness World Record (video): http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/skateboarding-goat-wins-guinne.html … 

Road rage against cyclist–by an elephant. I reiterate my call for separated elephant lanes, preferably buffered. http://ow.ly/cO6HX via @dudeonabike

Slicing vegetables with thrown playing cards: http://boingboing.net/2012/08/06/silcing-vegetables-with-thrown.html …

Miami restaurant serves up (Salmonella) sushi, sashimi on naked models | barfblog: http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/blog/155812/12/08/04/miami-restaurant-serves-salmonella-sushi-sashimi-naked-models#.UB3Nna2ionM.twitter …

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Designer Seungji Mun’s cat couch.

Please Stop Liming your Soil Based on the pH! | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2012/07/please-stop-liming-your-soil-based-on-the-ph.html …

Vegans party … at the butcher shop! http://www.latimes.com/features/food/dailydish/la-dd-vegans-party-at-the-butcher-shop-20120801,0,7684645.story …

Small Homes in Working Class Neighborhoods http://bit.ly/NMf0xX

Purr-fect Playground: Human Sofa Doubles as Feline Toy | Designs & Ideas on Dornob http://dornob.com/purr-fect-playground-human-sofa-doubles-as-feline-toy/ …

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Nettle hot sauce recipe from the Wild Food Lab.

How About a Nice Cold Glass of Camel, Buffalo, or Pig Milk?

Artisinal cocktail movement gets out of hand: Stop the Madness! | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2012/07/stop-the-madness.html … 

Yes, there’s a parasite of the day blog: http://dailyparasite.blogspot.com

The Clutter Culture via UCLA Magazine http://magazine.ucla.edu/features/the-clutter-culture/ …

And, how to deal with that clutter: Unf#$&^% Your Habitat: a smart phone ap for messy people: http://boingboing.net/2012/07/25/unfuck-your-habitat-tidy-advi.html …

Compendium of Research Reports on Use of Non-Traditional Materials for Crop Production: http://extension.agron.iastate.edu/compendium/index.aspx … 

Cross-contamination: washing chicken or any meat is a bad idea | barfblog: http://bit.ly/M4pybB 

Making hot sauces with wild plants: http://www.urbanoutdoorskills.com/wildfoodlab.html … 

How to Restore an Heirloom Axe | The Art of Manliness http://artofmanliness.com/2012/07/17/how-to-restore-an-heirloom-axe/ … 

Of all the linkages this week this is the most important: please consider helping one of Los Angeles’ bike activists, Shay Sanchez, defeat a terrible disease: Raise Money for Shay’s Kick Butt and Get Better Fund –  http://www.youcaring.com/fundraiser_details?fundraiser_id=1412&url=shays … 

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