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: 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: Cooking in Clay, Cuteness and Pickles

Why food tastes better when cooked in clay: https://t.co/8BqNmrbFZZ — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 22, 2017 How parking lots are ruining Los Angeles https://t.co/NzhmC0pxYK via @CurbedLA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 22, 2017 Double Rustic Barn Doors (From Framing Lumber) https://t.co/Sof6tD8uvH — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 20, 2017 Small Batch Bread and Butter Pickles https://t.co/JekNG6H15g — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 22, 2017 Wha...

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Saturday Tweets: Georgia O’Keefe, Rampaging Peacocks and Mango Mania

Georgia O’Keeffe, health food devotee: the pioneer of modernism’s favorite recipes https://t.co/R8GLfSxpg4 @guardian @robertegger: — UC Food Observer (@ucfoodobserver) July 1, 2017 House sparrows: They might be cute little songbirds, but they're also opportunistic chicken-feed thieves who can… https://t.co/AaCwaoCN1M — Hobby Farms (@hobbyfarms) July 1, 2017 Mango mania hits the capital at 29th annual International Mango Festival featuring 500...

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Saturday Tweets: Cactus Confit, Fissionable Poker and a Lion knight Riding a Unicorn

A California desert-inspired cactus confit https://t.co/6tRSgHtnPK — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 29, 2017 Don’t stock up on food and water unless you are also stocking up on neighborliness and civic engagement: https://t.co/ZQbAu3IRFc pic.twitter.com/coHjlL4PRJ — jim burklo (@jtburklo) September 27, 2017 Frank Leslie Gaines devised a “fissionable version of poker.” Everything was atomic in 1946 – even “Scotch Rummy.”https://t.co/DoW7YexSd...

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