Saturday Tweets: Bulbs, Bees and Basil

October 10, 2015

The Internet of Bees: Adding Sensors to Monitor Hive Health | Make: – #beekeeping http://t.co/boSZ3QVZOJ — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) October 9, 2015 How to plant bulbs creatively, with Chanticleer’s Jonathan Wright | A Way To Garden | http://t.co/Ti4weRC83Z pic.twitter.com/kM15EghPEO — Timber Press (@timberpress) October 10, 2015 The Carbon Footprint of Eating Out http://t.co/3R2HUE4Kp1 via @themadfeed — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 10, 20...

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A Painful Beekeeping Lesson

Mr. Homegrown

July 20, 2015

Animals, Bees

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...stung out of me through my suit. One of the things you learn working with bees is that a hive acts as one mind, one consciousness. When bees and humans are working together the relationship feels like telepathy. When we’re at odds it’s like something out of your worst nightmare. You’re struggling with a unseen, intelligent and very powerful adversary, one that feels very alien and “other”. By acting hastily, I caused a potentially dangerous situa...

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Saturday Linkages: Basil Downy Mildew, Bees and Grow Lights

Mr. Homegrown

June 21, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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...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-lig...

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Saturday Linkages: Killer Bees, Bikes and Cold Coffee

Mr. Homegrown

November 2, 2013

Saturday Linkages

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...tomobiles-cyclists-fought-for-bett-1450090817 … Stop Trying to Make Killer Bees Happen http://shar.es/IqK8T Designing Urban Agriculture: http://www.cityfarmer.info/2013/10/27/designing-urban-agriculture-a-complete-guide-to-the-planning-design-construction-maintenance-and-management-of-edible-landscapes/ … Why the Brain Prefers to Read on Paper http://www.notechmagazine.com/2013/10/why-the-brain-prefers-to-read-on-paper.html … HOWTO make a bike-cha...

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Root Simple Media Frenzy: Bees, Chickens and Road Kill

Mr. Homegrown

April 11, 2013

Animals, Bees, Thoughtstylings

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...ng in Los Angeles among many other projects). We were on to talk about why bees are dying off in the Central Valley and about keeping chickens in the city. You can listen to the interview here. I really enjoyed being on this show–we all sat around talking for an hour after the taping. I was also on an internet news show called The Point chatting about eating road kill (something I know nothing about) and Ed Begley Jr’s reality TV show (guess I bur...

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