036 The Cat Doctor

February 4, 2015

Our guest this week is veterinarian Dr. Tracy McFarland DMV, founder of the Cat Doctor and Friends–a cat-only veterinary practice in Santa Clarita, CA. Dr. Tracy is our veterinarian, even though Santa Clarita is a bit of a haul from Los Angeles. We commute to see her, because she’s that good. And we are thrilled to have her with us this week to talk about cat health and cat behavior. During the show we discuss: The importance of checkups What mak...

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055 Guerilla Furniture Design

Mr. Homegrown

July 29, 2015

Design, Podcasts

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...board architecture Holman’s Instructables projects Guerilla Design principles: Honesty, utility, economy and beauty Ikea hacking Open Works – the makerspace Will is helping build in Baltimore Opendesk Will’s website Objectguerilla.com If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. The theme music i...

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Saturday Tweets: From Archery to Jaywalking

Mr. Homegrown

January 24, 2015

Saturday Linkages

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...: icicle farming is officially a thing. http://t.co/2cjhaDCZNC pic.twitter.com/kFTunijWod — Modern Farmer (@ModFarm) January 19, 2015 Why low-tech living is back | via @Telegraph http://t.co/4vJiXyL1hR — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 18, 2015 Countertop agriculture–8 vegetables you can regenerate: http://t.co/0DP8Aj3SMl — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 18, 2015 Sweden is now recycling 99% of their waste. Go Sweden!: http://t.co/YLnNR6hoJq (...

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How to Cycle Safely

Mr. Homegrown

December 14, 2012

Bikes, How-to, Transportation

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...predict if a door will open. Lane positioning is an art not a science. It comes with experience. At any given spot on a road I might be further to the left or right depending on what time of day it is, what the weather is like and the general “mood’ of the street. A good guide to getting the hang of how far to the left or right to be is an excellent book The Art of Cycling by Robert Hurst. Controlling anger. This is the skill that took the longes...

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The Vermont Sail Freight Project

Mr. Homegrown

May 1, 2013

Thoughtstylings, Transportation

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...r baked goods, but also plans on reviving the lost art of shipping freight under sail power. Andrus has a Kickstarter going to fund the the consturction of a 39 foot sailing vesel, the “Ceres” which will carry 12 tons of rice and other shelf-stable goods from Ferrisburgh, Vermont to New York City. The Ceres is already under construction and is due to start sailing by this fall. You can follow progress on the project at: http://vermontsailfreightpr...

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