The one thing we have in abundance is pomegranates. We had a freak rainstorm last week which can cause the fruit to split, so we’re eating a lot of pomegranates! The variety is Wonderful, if you’re keeping score.
Saturday Linkages: Paleo Flour, Viking Tents and Chinese Cabbage as the New Kale
$2 vacuum sealer Life hack http://t.co/bKiSaoAdpp
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 16, 2015
Via @NPR: Paleo People Were Making Flour 32,000 Years Ago http://t.co/Q6xlGIBBG3
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 17, 2015
Equity, the Mobility Plan, and the Myth of Luxury-Loving Lane Stealers http://t.co/nPB0sbqjug via @streetsblogla
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 18, 2015
How America’s Staggering Traffic Death Rate Became Matter-of-Fact http://t.co/onrP7oreWC via @StreetsblogUSA
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 18, 2015
Ontario offers New York a lesson on honeybee deaths, neonicotinoids http://t.co/lTop9KJ5Qd via @timesunion
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 18, 2015
Startling animated MRIs of fruits and vegetables via @BoingBoing http://t.co/a7BavXmdvN
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 18, 2015
Tent Porn – Dual Viking Tent. This is pretty damn… http://t.co/zm3C72NKKy
— Prepper Chicks (@PrepperChicks) September 16, 2015
Toilet Garden http://t.co/ulBQ0q4pe9
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 16, 2015
Is your honey cut with sugar syrup? http://t.co/SzuMwM3xsK
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 15, 2015
I always knew kale was overrated…and am very excited about Chinese cabbage's standing. Most nutrient-dense foods: http://t.co/s7aMV4Nrzk
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 15, 2015
We'd be in so much trouble if sparkling water were bad for us-fortunately, the myths are busted here: http://t.co/qCjJAWRxDB
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 15, 2015
What the Sale of Niman Ranch Could Mean for Farmers https://t.co/TjwwQuSWDr via @CivilEats
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 15, 2015
Pizza receipt warns of labyrinth, minotaur via @BoingBoing http://t.co/JJs45cDDz9
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 15, 2015
LOL: Whole Foods Sold Water With Asparagus In It For $6 http://t.co/FJ9JCDHAK9
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 15, 2015
Bulletin Board: Architectural Birdhouse Competition http://t.co/GDW9LPZfzK via @TheEastsiderLA
— Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 14, 2015
I’m on the Garden Fork Radio Podcast
Hear “East Coast Eric” interview “West Coast Erik” on Garden Fork Radio Podcast Episode #390 about attic fans, stovetop pizza and what happens with the power goes out in LA.
Author William Powers to Speak in Los Angeles
New Slow City
Living Simply in the World’s Fastest CityBurned-out after years of doing development and conservation work around the world, William Powers spent a season in a 12-foot-by-12-foot cabin off the grid in North Carolina. Could he live a similarly minimalist way in the belly of the go-go beast — New York City? To find out, Powers and his wife jettisoned 80 percent of their stuff, left their 2,000-square-foot Queens townhouse, and moved into a 350-square-foot “micro apartment” in Greenwich Village. Downshifting to a 20-hour workweek, Powers explores the viability of Slow Food and Slow Money, technology fasts and urban sanctuaries, rooftop gardening and beekeeping. Discovering a colorful cast of New Yorkers attempting to resist the culture of Total Work, Powers offers an inspiring exploration for anyone trying to make urban life more people- and planet-friendly.
Skylight Books (a big supporter of our two books, by the way) is located at:
1818 N Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, CA
A conflicting event will prevent us from being there, but please tell Powers and the folks at Skylight that Root Simple sent you.
A Pedal Powered Lathe
I’ve blogged many times now about the incredibly useful and free 3D visualization program Sketchup (and had John Zapf on to talk about it on the podcast). A few avid woodworkers used the program to help build a wooden, bicycle powered lathe for a school in the Dominican Republic town of Punta Cana. They built the lathe so that kids at the school could make their own baseball bats.
You can find out more about the project on the Sketchup blog.