Weekend Tweets: The Orchid Mantis, Self-sufficiency and Self Driving Cars

...El Niño Update: Joke’s on SoCal Edition https://t.co/mXNTOOcapd via @wordpressdotcom — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 10, 2016 DC Used to Fly the Skull and Cross-Bones to Mark Each Traffic Death https://t.co/XQsKvA5Zx1 via @StreetsblogNet — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 10, 2016 The History Of How Los Angeles Became A City Of Palm Trees https://t.co/aknEUgXWGl — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 9, 2016 We don’t need self-driving cars – we need t...

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081 Foraging for Wild Foods With Leda Meredith

...or of five books including Northeast Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Beach Plums to Wineberries. Her new book is The Forager’s Feast: How to Identify, Gather, and Prepare Wild Edibles. During the podcast we discuss: The ethics of foraging in city parks Eating invasives Is foraging sustainable? Mallow foam Vegan mallow mayonnaise Dandelion beer Foraging in Israel Foraging in the winter Eating bark . . . and, of course, prickly pear Le...

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Saturday Tweets: Dumb Appliances, Chinatown Produce,

...ple) May 1, 2017 Elon Musk’s tunnel plan is surprisingly outdated—and bad https://t.co/LSALD9z2Oe via @Curbed — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 1, 2017 A two-wheeled society is a polite society. — Bicycle Lobby (@BicycleLobby) May 1, 2017 Why You Should Buy the Dumbest Appliances You Can Find – finally someone agrees with me https://t.co/vUPppPBqWC — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) April 30, 2017 In a crabby mood today, but this picture of a rabbit with...

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130 Farm Unfixed with Jessica Rath

...nd most of this conversation discussing. During the podcast Jessica mentions, Foxfire The meaning of “Unfixed” Nancy Klehm Ozark Regional Land Trust Tending the Wild Braiding Sweetgrass Prescribed burns A Better Nectar Take Me to the Apple Breeder You can look at Jessica’s work on her website at jessicarath.com. Sign up for her newsletter to find out about upcoming projects. If you’d like to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call...

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