Saturday Tweets: Eating Crickets and Making Coffee

...2015 Architectural Cast Concrete: Wall Caps, Column Caps, and Fireplace Hearth and Mantel http://t.co/2vkxERYxbq — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 14, 2015 Kelly declares that–thanks to global warming–pants are now completely optional. #glassishalffull #donaldducking — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 14, 2015 Seeing stars, again: Naval Academy reinstates celestial navigation http://t.co/gZlGOpxjJa — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 14, 2015...

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Free Webinar on Making and Using Compost Teas

UC Berkeley Botanical Garden’s compost tea process. One of the most contentious topics in gardening and agriculture is compost tea. I’m still sorting out what I think of the practice, which is why I’m excited about an upcoming free webinar from the folks at eXtension (sic). Here’s the 411: About the Webinar This webinar is aimed at a general audience, gardeners, farmers, and ag professionals. Viewers will learn how to make consistent and safe com...

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An Awareness of What is Missing

...hought of these four counter-cultural skills: 1. Memory I’ve written about memory before. The important thing to note about it is that memory is a creative act, not a boring rote skill. It’s a way of expanding your mind’s creativity. And it’s relatively easy to learn. It’s also, of course, atrophying under our constant access to “the cloud.” 2. Wayfinding GPS, and mobile technology are raising a generation that will no longer know how to get aroun...

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