Homegrown Evolution Visits the Los Angeles County Fair

...tles. They even showed us how the bottles are shrink wrapped and placed on pallets. And what says “fun day at the fair” more than watching “palletizing” on a TV placed in a vintage 1980s entertainment cabinet while sitting in 100º heat? To end on a less cranky note, we’ll leave you with these lovely vintage diagrams done in a classic early 20th century sign making style, one below and one at the top of this post. It’s really hard to say when they...

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Saturday Tweets: Upcycling and Blizzards

Lounge chair made out of pallets and denim http://t.co/kTYAVWeVt8 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 27, 2015 Car makers must prepare for the obesity epidemic | via @Telegraph http://t.co/lnToVSHVcr — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 30, 2015 Scotts Miracle-Gro, you can stop asking. | Garden Rant http://t.co/7Uz2mP7xTi — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 30, 2015 Artist Upcycles Dolls By Giving Them “Makeunders”: http://t.co/R1xoilm2zY via @mak...

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047 Done is Better Than Perfect

...arlic mustard Bread Earth and Fire ebook Decluttering Beekeeping Honeybeesuite.com Mite treatment Keeping bees in the winter Mudsongs.org That Flow Hive thingy Bears! Birdhouses No-knead bread in a slow cooker Slow cooking and pressure cooking What to do with pallets 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 a...

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How to save tomato seed

...are bone dry, transfer to envelopes or glass jars for storage. Be sure to label! *I just lost a batch to germination. I blame the heat. It didn’t seem like they’d be fermenting that long, but after I drained my seeds I saw the tiny little white nubbins poking out of the seeds. Now I have to begin again. This is one reason why you should not wait ’til your last tomato to think about saving seeds. Also, this is a reminder to keep a close eye on you...

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Stickers for the Organic Gardener

...Boing a clever re-purposing: “Evil Mad Scientist Labs wants you to proudly label your organic garden with these handsome “Now Slower and with More Bugs!” stickers, originally produced to adorn software products. The influence of the Slow Food movement is increasing, and gardening is getting ever more popular. Even the tech bloggers are posting about local pollinators and getting beehives. In this environment, it is fitting that a new use has been...

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