Saturday Tweets: Barbra Streisand, Urban Farm Troubles and Thoughtful Plants

December 6, 2014

...@BoingBoing http://t.co/xu3ZRI8aGU — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 5, 2014 Seized! Urban farm troubles in Detroit: http://t.co/QLvb5ex0dP via @JewishNewsDet — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 4, 2014 Inhofe's grand climate conspiracy theory: It's all about Barbra Streisand http://t.co/ajhqjEzvBZ via @motherjones — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 3, 2014 Six Myths About Climate Change that Liberals Rarely Question http://t.co/Rox...

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Saturday Tweets: Urban Ag, Climate Change and Gifts from Birds

Mr. Homegrown

July 11, 2015

Saturday Linkages

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...15 Debate truly over. Only ONE #climate scientist (of over 9K) published in 2012 & 2013 didn't attribute it to human activity. #CRinCanada — Brendan Seale (@bseale) July 9, 2015 Bees are losing their habitat because of climate change http://t.co/KhWwD5rhaa via @TIME — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 9, 2015 Episcopal Church divests from fossil fuels: http://t.co/lYOO6HOQ6u — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 8, 2015 An old story but a good one. Th...

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Saturday Tweets: Crowbox, Urban Walking and the War on Cars

Mr. Homegrown

August 25, 2018

Saturday Linkages

...c.twitter.com/YqGqW20JkL — HarvardPublicHealth (@HarvardChanSPH) August 22, 2018 Urban walking isn’t just good for the soul. It could save humanity | Jonn Elledge https://t.co/WzAOB1t99g — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 21, 2018 Fascinating graphic. The areas in yellow show wild bee declines. Notice that it follows the most intensive agricultural areas: America’s corn belt, Mississippi River floodplains, & California’s central valley. Big ag kil...

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Saturday Tweets: #FlyingLess, VHS Making a Comeback and Alanis Morissette Impressions

Mr. Homegrown

March 24, 2018

Saturday Linkages

...sts https://t.co/Dpa9b7grCA via @LitZippo — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 20, 2018 In the 1850s farmers in Hälsingland in Sweden built astounding neoclassical wooden palaces for themselves. The level of sophistication and the workmanship is unlike anything seen since. Seven remain today. This is a two-and-a-half story farmhouse for two families, ca. 1857. pic.twitter.com/a5B7J0aHX1 — Wrath Of Gnon (@wrathofgnon) March 19, 2018 VHS is making a co...

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The Original L.A. Urban Homestead

Homegrown Neighbor

September 19, 2009

Thoughtstylings

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You know that band you saw play at your local dive bar back in the day that is totally popular now and playing in arenas? Well, the L.A. Eco-Home is kind of like that. Long before glossy magazines were doing “Green” issues, before hybrid cars and composting became hip, Julia Russell had been giving tours featuring the environmentally friendly aspects of her home and garden. Julia is pictured here in front of her Gordon apple tree which bore over...

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