Saturday Tweets: Peppercorns, Fig Trees and Your Inner Cleveland

Why Bury Fig Trees? A Curious Tradition Preserves A Taste Of Italy http://t.co/wmFQIZBmoh — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 27, 2014 A Tablet for Africa? http://t.co/vsCls4QyTe — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 27, 2014 Flooded Crypt of San Francesco: Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water http://t.co/CJPiv46xpq — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 27, 2014 The “Inner Cleveland” of Trendy Cities http://t.co/HNrH9pmlEW...

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Saturday Tweets: Small Apartments and Big Waves

The pleasures and sorrows of micro-apartment living via @BoingBoing http://t.co/ExcFREbfLS — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 5, 2015 Is your cup compostable — or biodegradable? And why does it matter again? http://t.co/sSmTPOmejK via @grist — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 6, 2015 Is antique cast iron cookware really better than new? http://t.co/6b302BIHoC — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 5, 2015 The Bell Pepper Sex Scandal http://t.co...

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Saturday Tweets: Holiday Edition

The Dutch rode horses on their highways during the 1970s oil crisis http://t.co/G0zGsfkwjN — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 19, 2014 What’s going on with the bees? Best explanation of CCD I’ve seen anywhere (tldr: poor diet and stressful conditions): http://t.co/gSYC36swF6 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 19, 2014 Santa’s real workshop: the town in China that makes the world’s Christmas decorations: http://t.co/3kifzaKtqz — Root Simple (@...

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Saturday Tweets: Air Plants, Nutrition and Empathy

...n standards http://t.co/3jghJTf6Ch — Marion Nestle (@marionnestle) December 11, 2014 Time Inc. Sells Sunset Magazine’s Test Kitchens and Gardens http://t.co/V9rKgBtmnG — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 11, 2014 Six Ways to Flex Your Empathy Muscle http://t.co/HjdcLJf5wU #LoveMatters via @HuffPostRelig — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 10, 2014 Setting Aside a Scholarly Get-Together, for the Planet’s Sake http://t.co/Bdr97JGQKG — Root Simple...

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Saturday Tweets: Mini Gabions and Citrus Liqueurs

How to make a mini gabion Timber Press | http://t.co/emfnLyJZJ8 #craft #gardening pic.twitter.com/ovmeYdnkc0 — Timber Press (@timberpress) November 24, 2014 The road death rate for children in the Netherlands dropped by 98% between 1972 and 2013 http://t.co/rb10Sf06KF pic.twitter.com/s6dUROJCpF — David Hembrow (@DavidHembrow) November 6, 2014 Designing California Cities for a Long-Term Drought http://t.co/WUKPGGqfqn — Root Simple (@rootsimple) No...

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