Saturday Linkages: Rammed Earth, Vanilla Ice and Moonshine

...p://feedly.com/e/oWHthiZg Meet the Baker: Dave Miller http://www.farine-mc.com/2014/02/meet-baker-dave-miller.html?spref=tw … Flower Mandalas: http://boingboing.net/2014/02/17/flower-mandalas.html … Fallout shelter originally installed in 1955 for a family of three in Fort Wayne, Indiana. http://feedly.com/e/1vhqFO23 For these links and more, follow Root Simple on Twitter: Follow @rootsimple...

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Creating a Moon Garden

...tein considers the sound of leaves in the wind at night, should give you an idea of her appreciation for detail in garden design. And it’s nice to know that after we go to sleep our gardens can provide food and shelter for the creatures of this earth that work the night shift. Angelinos should check out the NHM’s Summer Nights in the Garden series of events, as well as their many classes and activities....

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Saturday Tweets: She Sheds, Wild Chickens and Fatbergs

...r http://t.co/8xTbo8XGT1 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 23, 2015 10-tonne fatberg removed from west London sewer http://t.co/cVMJsEgZgH — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 23, 2015 Prisoners + shelter dogs + autistic kids= an amazing program, worthy of your support. Give today if you can: http://t.co/yuhohomsgG — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 21, 2015...

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What are trees worth?

...us, but vitally important to the world. Trees heal the soul. They give us shelter from the sun and the rain. They give us a place to read and dream. A place to hide and climb. An anchor in a shifting landscape of time and movement. We’ve known since the 1980’s that they even speed our recovery when we’re sick. These points just scratch the surface of what trees do for us. For more, see Tree People’s Top 22 Benefits of Trees. Trees don’t ask much...

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