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078 Mark Lakeman on City Repair

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Design, Permaculture, Podcasts
...the community architecture and planning firm Communitecture. He is also an urban place-maker, permaculture designer and community design facilitator. And if you’re on the West Coast of the US, you have a chance to participate in a series of workshops this month. For more information visit marklakeman.net. To find out about events in Los Angeles visit change-making.com. If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 5...

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Will We Keep Keeping Chickens?

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Animals, Chickens
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...operations. There’s a lot of negatives for keeping chickens in our small, urban backyard. We have lead and zinc in the soil, so many predators that the hens have to live in what I call “chicken Guantanamo,” and a small irregular piece of property that makes using a chicken tractor impossible. While I built a generous run for our four hens, I really wish that they could wander more freely, but that’s just not possible where we live. Another big ch...

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Saturday Linkages: Raccoon Robber, Facebook Phreaks and T-Bricks

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Saturday Linkages
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...ple) March 4, 2017 California Assembly bill would extend tax break to turn urban lots into farms https://t.co/jbXQ3KMVyW — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 4, 2017 T-bricks, the easy way to make an #adobe home https://t.co/2pqQOb93Hp #naturalbuilding — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 4, 2017 Re-purposed Laptop Screen for Raspberry Pi https://t.co/HuqOH6zxGM — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 2, 2017 How to French Polish https://t.co/TttyWoHq9b — Roo...

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Saturday Tweets: Compacted Soil, Bikes and Mirrored Headboards

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Saturday Linkages
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...o/YEDKKWDaYY pic.twitter.com/aIDMNeMsni — Emily Han (@misschiffonade) March 25, 2016 Cool primitive technology site: https://t.co/UNyvtYOGgb — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 25, 2016 With fewer winter 'chill hours' due to #ClimateChange, some #California crops may be "chilled out." https://t.co/xomF590bf0 #CAdrought — Ed Joyce (@EdJoyce) March 24, 2016 Spirituality of food: how mindful cooking can spark gratitude – https://t.co/UiWCXxN4qr...

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