Butter Making Demo at the Natural History Museum

Join us for what I promise will be the Burning Man of butter making this Friday evening at the Natural History Museum. We’ll be doing a hands-on shake your own butter demo with live drummers. Best of all it’s freeeeeeeeeeeee, but you need to RSVP. And there’s more: MUSIC with COASTIN (5-7 pm) and Evan Weiss from Junk (7-9pm) BUTTER MAKING with authors, Erik Knutzen & Kelly Coyne (*timed-ticket required) POTTING SUCCULENTS (*timed-ticket required)...

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Saturday Tweets: Toilets, Energy and Deep Old Age

How much energy do we need? https://t.co/T8YSsPY1s0 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 27, 2018 A Lesson in Sharpening https://t.co/ZfP9sLMW40 via @rudemechanic — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 27, 2018 Toilet History Museum @atlasobscura https://t.co/EjpAxKshLf — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 27, 2018 A Lesson in Sharpening https://t.co/ZfP9sLMW40 via @rudemechanic — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 27, 2018 The elite belief in Uberized...

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Saturday Tweets: Solar USB Charger and Hillbilly Sangria

DIY Solar USB Charger – Altoids http://t.co/PtyAxZ20dP — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 3, 2015 Why to Feed Chickens Pellets | HenCam http://t.co/ACChKVXp06 via @terrygolson — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 5, 2015 Hillbilly Sangria http://t.co/dMSZgqycZ5 via @wordpressdotcom — Root Simple (@rootsimple) June 5, 2015 Awesome interview today with Erik Knutzen today on our website and podcast…check it out!!! http://t.co/7gA9KyiOGi pic.twitter.com/T...

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Saturday Linkages: The Calm After the Storm

...rblog.com/2012/10/a-unique-diy-solar-pool-heating.html?spref=tw … Build-It-Solar Blog: Large DIY Solar Space and Water Heating System in … http://www.builditsolarblog.com/2012/10/large-diy-solar-space-and-water-heating.html?spref=tw … Primitive Skills Roland Trevino of Altadena Makes and Uses the Ancient Atlatl: http://dirttime.com/?p=2741 Gardening What to do with storm damaged trees: http://www.treesaregood.org/pressrelease/press/firstaid.aspx …...

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Saturday Tweets: Apartment Solar, Living in a Greenhouse and Ag in LA

How to get your apartment off the grid https://t.co/F22jRajl1L #solar #solarenergy #solarpower #offgrid pic.twitter.com/r0pxfx6rRo — lowtechmagazine (@lowtechmagazine) May 18, 2016 Live in a Greenhouse https://t.co/CLR9zyUMnc — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 19, 2016 Google patents an adhesive that sticks pedestrians to cars that hit them https://t.co/ujcCPsN3H1 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 20, 2016 Standing Pallet Desk – Epoxy Finished https:/...

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