Saturday Tweets: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

March 17, 2018

...Your Own Window Box https://t.co/tHKk0Q0meS — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 17, 2018 At least 70 people have been employed, since we began work with border communities. https://t.co/FXUHO89VWF — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 17, 2018 Here are some of the animals found in Ireland, according to Gerald of Wales (d. 1223): the crane and barnacle geese; stag, fox, badger and beaver; leaping salmon of Munster; kingfisher and stork #StPatricksDay htt...

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Saturday Tweets: Chicken vs. Corgi, Gluten and Supermarket Pasta

Mr. Homegrown

June 17, 2017

Saturday Linkages

...y https://t.co/LudkJFPfh4 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 14, 2017 Pasta PSA: Please don't buy terrible supermarket fresh pasta. Here's why https://t.co/lDVfM6M0O8 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 14, 2017 The US has far more collisions with animals than Netherlands, maybe because we don't have a crossing structure every 200km like they do https://t.co/CjxVcjhSCu — Road Ecology Center (@roadecology) June 12, 2017 10 Unusual Uses for B...

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Author and Urban Farmer Novella Carpenter Rocks Los Angeles

Mr. Homegrown

July 24, 2009

Resources, Urban Farming

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...e read excerpts from Farm City and Carpenter is a terrific writer. In addition to her books and articles she blogs at ghosttownfarm.wordpress.com and offers workshops on raising and slaughtering animals for meat in the city. And like Carpenter, we also fantasize about trading the bicycle for a mule. Time to print up the “one less bike” saddle stickers . . ....

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Is Industrial Ag to Blame for the Swine Flu?

Mr. Homegrown

April 27, 2009

Thoughtstylings

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...int we’re in the wild speculation phase of the swine flu narrative and I’ll add that the press does a particularly bad job with anything that has to do with science. However, we’ve been trying to make the point that distributed agriculture, more people tending small numbers of animals, is most likely a safer practice than large factory farms. The exotic strains of E-coli and swine flu that have emerged in recent years could be the unintended conse...

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Urban Livestock and Bikes!

Mr. Homegrown

February 18, 2009

Events

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...of becoming a “backwards” beekeeper. We’ll discuss how to integrate these animals into your backyard and how they can serve multiple purposes beyond just being pets. Suggested donation: $10 to $20. Space is limited, so please RSVP by sending an email to [email protected]. LA Bike Summit Ride on down to LA Trade Tech College on Saturday March 7th for the LA Bike Summit. From 9 to 4 p.m. there will be a bunch of panels and lectures i...

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