041 Sounds of the Homestead

...discuss some of the unusual sounds heard around the Root Simple compound: chickens, cats, bees and, yes, Kaiser Permanente’s music on hold. If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to [email protected]. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. The theme music is by Dr. Frankenstein. Additional music by Rho. A downloadable version of this podcast is here...

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Saturday Linkages: Big Chickens, Drought and More

...witter.com/rootsimple/status/516669379421798401 Frightening RT @voxdotcom: Chickens have gotten ridiculously large since the 1950s: http://t.co/8dRdrDiXXw pic.twitter.com/7vEYJGEVqC #CivilEats — Susan Marquis (@susanlmarquis) October 4, 2014 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/517828609382174720 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/517823771562885120 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/516611839078043648 https://twitter.com/rootsimple/status/...

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Saturday Linkages: A Boat Couch and Chickens in the News

...ade out of old rowboat: http://www.dudecraft.com/2012/12/all-at-sea.html … Chickens in the News Pet chicken alerts family about house fire http://www.weau.com/home/headlines VW Chicken Coop Scale Model http://www.dudecraft.com/2012/12/vw-chicken-coop-scale-model.html … Gardening What a Little Paint Can Do In Your Garden | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2012/12/what-a-little-paint-can-do.html … For these links and more, follow Root Simple on Twi...

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