Saturday Tweets: Styrofoam Catamarans, Bulb Mistakes and Luxury Bunkers

October 1, 2016

...://t.co/Du53Wi0rDf via @thr — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 29, 2016 Bikes shipped in boxes with TV set printed on box suffer less delivery damage https://t.co/yuMp7iVVKh — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 26, 2016 Garden hermit needed. Apply within. https://t.co/DQyD5TaVyH via @BostonGlobe — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 24, 2016 The soft sexism of functioning pockets https://t.co/TC0vt2HU25 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 23...

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082 Get Outdoors with Jeff Potter

Mr. Homegrown

April 20, 2016

Bikes, Fitness, Podcasts, Transportation

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...r who runs outyourbackdoor.com. We talk about cross country skiing, riding bikes paddling boats and even eating road kill. You can find Jeff’s non-lycracentric cross country ski how-to videos in his Out Your Backdoor Youtube channel. During the podcast we also ponder the question, “If you could have only one bike what kind of bike would it be?” We get into canoe vs. kayak, how to roll a kayak and the joys of cyclocross. Make sure to check out all...

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The Most Attractive Cargo Bike in the World

Mr. Homegrown

June 21, 2016

Bikes, Transportation

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...k is the most handsome cargo bike I’ve ever seen. It’s one of the delivery bikes for the Portland based (of course) Trailhead Coffee Roasters. They also seem to have an equally attractive mobile brew bike that you can rent out for events. Though not as pretty, I’m still very happy with my Xtracycle cargo bike and use it for hardware store runs and to avoid the fistfights that break out over parking at our local Trader Joes. Do you have a cargo bik...

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Operation Firefly: Lighting Up the Night

Mr. Homegrown

December 1, 2015

Bikes, Transportation

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...on and bike light distribution program intended to make sure people riding bikes in Los Angeles County are riding safely at night. Our Team Firefly volunteers flag down unlit riders, install lights, distribute informational spoke cards, and conduct a survey. Now in its fourth season, data from last year’s survey showed that 75% of light recipients use their bicycle as their main form of transportation. See last year’s fact sheet. Please consider g...

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Homegrown Revolution Visits SF

Mr. Homegrown

April 9, 2007

Thoughtstylings

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...Homegrown Revolution will be heading up to San Francisco this week in search of tales of fermentation, backyard chickens, humanure and bikes. We’ll be back in LA just in time for mycologist Paul Stamets‘ lecture “How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World” at the Farmlab. The lecture will be on Friday April 13, at 7:30 pm at 1745 N. Spring Street #4 Los Angeles, CA 90012....

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