Saturday Linkages: Life on a Boat, Nature and the Bicycle Lobby

July 26, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syJXrbWU1Aw&feature=youtu.be Twenty Eight Feet – Life On A Little Wooden Boat: http://youtu.be/syJXrbWU1Aw Why Nature Lovers Should Live Apart From Nature http://shar.es/LbYve Shinrin-yoku: “Forest Bathing” — I’ve always done it, but only now do I find out that it’s a thing in Japan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_bathing … Tracing Sriracha’s Origin to a Seaside Town in Thailand http://www.theatlantic.com/vide...

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Saturday Linkages: From Bananas to Laird’s Laws

Mr. Homegrown

December 28, 2013

Saturday Linkages

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Breaking news from Mrs. Homegrown’s alma mater–banana plant busts through glass roof at Smith College conservatory http://www.gazettenet.com/news/9182534-95/banana-plant-busts-through-glass-roof-at-smith-college-conservatory#.UrzZKcw8rbU.twitter … Goleta considers groovy permaculture ordinance: http://www.independent.com/news/2013/dec/23/goleta-considers-groovy-green-ordinance/ … Spanish sperm whale death linked to UK supermarket supplier’s plast...

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Saturday Linkages: Bitters, Dogs and Native Plants

Mr. Homegrown

December 7, 2013

Saturday Linkages

What our hometown looked like in the 1920s. We Only Bond with Complex Landscapes | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2013/12/we-only-bond-with-complex-landscapes.html … How To Make Homemade Bitters Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-homemade-bitters-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-197883 … 100 Years of Dog Breed “Improvement” http://wp.me/p1VSYl-eg Los Angeles Was Once a Forest of Oil Derricks http://southland.gi...

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Saturday Linkages: Teepees, a Preying Mantis and a 1200 Year Old Phone

Mr. Homegrown

December 14, 2013

Saturday Linkages

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdfGCscTMak#t=15 Pink preying mantis disguises itself as a flower: http://boingboing.net/2013/12/10/pink-preying-mantis-disguises.html … How to Stop Bee-Killing Pesticides? Start with the Box Stores! | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2013/12/stopping-bee-killing-pesticides-it-starts-with-the-box-stores.html … Calgary blizzard and brazen mice put teepee life to the test http://www.calgaryherald.com/Calgary+blizzard...

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Saturday Linkages: Late Again!

Mr. Homegrown

April 18, 2021

Saturday Linkages

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...Reddit user BrewCoven repurposed an old TV for a cat bed. ‘Unorthodox and magical’: how tree stumps can transform your garden Weeding and mulching are satisfying, but we need ground covers to eliminate those chores Germinating Bed of Osiris Gilles Deleuze correctly describes the world we live in today back in 1990 Strange real estate listing of the week Resign Mitch O’Farrell: sign the petition!...

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