Saturday Tweets: Halloween Edition

Just How Much Food Do Cities Squander? https://t.co/Tj7lhYlQdQ via @WIRED — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 27, 2017 When drivers start going on about a "War on Cars," remind them that cars in the city are a war on our children.#obesity #crashes #pollution pic.twitter.com/hlomv2sMJ1 — Taras Grescoe (@grescoe) October 24, 2017 Pictures Reveal Life Inside Tiny Futuristic Cubes https://t.co/NCmeuJMO2A via @NatGeoPhotos — Root Simple (@rootsimple)...

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Saturday Tweets: Weird News and Cats

Musings on a personal history with a great plant: Inula magnifica 'Sonnenstrahl' https://t.co/2x1Y8iHvv8 pic.twitter.com/PzLmirmww1 — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) July 29, 2017 The secrets of an Italian gelato master https://t.co/3jlj5UjqJP — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 29, 2017 Warm Weather Causes Freak Dough Truck Debacle in Tacoma https://t.co/CMUSvKL792 via @Eater — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 28, 2017 Bomb Discovered In New...

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Saturday Tweets: Old Farms and Old Books

“Cities and farms are far older than we think… people at the equator were actively changing the natural world…” https://t.co/gd8Rs09tZW — Geoff Manaugh (@bldgblog) August 5, 2017 Did you know that you can use a pasta maker as a printing press? My first drypoint, scratched on the lid of a plastic salad container. pic.twitter.com/zMDcDW4oS5 — Leslie Watts (@lesliewattsart) August 3, 2017 Uniy of Leeds find what is thought to be first travel-sized l...

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Saturday Tweets: Peach Chutney, Pagers and Floating Homes

...o/eHhBF8PPMW — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 12, 2017 Bringing A Legacy Pager Network Back to Life via @hackaday https://t.co/LoCir1wGvx — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 12, 2017 Ecological manag of slopes “We see a difference in the wildlife since creating wilder spaces close to the buildings” https://t.co/udOqAvcXtC pic.twitter.com/7DRSXfUSNh — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) August 12, 2017 The New York High Line: a global craze explained...

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Saturday Tweets: Wood Chips, Embroidery and Tempura

Wood chips in the garden ? https://t.co/oK8CKZPsAU pic.twitter.com/75shJUhS6W — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) August 18, 2017 i’m reducing horizontal surfaces, all i do is pile stuff on them. https://t.co/Cx3JmSxZqD — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) August 18, 2017 Call of the wild: Look to nature for garden guidance https://t.co/v6b1Y7y8fF — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) August 18, 2017 Map of local embroidery techniques in Pakistan https://t.co/IdK...

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