Saturday Linkages: Hiding Spots, Bedbugs and Rodents of Unusual Size

...rancesco Morackini’s stealth prohibition kit. Via Dornob. Prepping meets modern design Cheeky Kitchen Objects Hide a stealth prohibition kit| Designs & Ideas on Dornob http://dornob.com/cheeky-kitchen-objects-hide-a-provocative-secret-function/ … Hiding in Plain Sight: Brilliant DIY Safe in Overlooked Spot | Designs & Ideas on Dornob http://dornob.com/hiding-in-plain-sight-brilliant-diy-safe-in-overlooked-spot/ … Obviously Secret: 8 Great Hiding S...

Read…

Saturday Linkages: Coop Plans, Moonshine and Mercury in Seafood

...hic: How To Build Tom and Lyanda’s Backyard Chicken Coop http://thetanglednest.com/2012/12/infographic-how-to-build-our-coop/ … An easy way to make moonshine: http://boingboing.net/2012/12/18/an-easy-way-to-make-moonshine.html … Pastoral Pavilion: Eco-Friendly Retreat Meets Regional Style | Designs & Ideas on Dornob http://dornob.com/pastoral-pavilion-eco-friendly-retreat-meets-regional-style/ … Gardening Loving David Culp’s Layered Garden. Schemi...

Read…

Saturday Tweets: Wild Azaleas, DIY Neutra Chairs and Hot Dog Water

...ld Nightlife 5. Fun for the whole family pic.twitter.com/WtMaJdVrwx — Angeles_NF (@Angeles_NF) June 24, 2018 “The wild azaleas of Gregory Bald, NC.” A post by Jared Barnes @meristemgrows highlighting the nature-culture hybrid that resulted in this extraordinary landscape. Love this blog! https://t.co/dKSZzeGotR pic.twitter.com/Zwnckv1MiN — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) June 27, 2018 Make your own Neutra chair: https://t.co/8rG83QTMoM — Root Simp...

Read…

The Connection Between Human Health and Soil Health

...to cancer, treating it as a symptom of a lack of internal biodiversity. Studies that have shown the higher nutritional value of eggs from chickens raised on pasture. It seems obvious that there’s a connection between the health of a farm and our own health. Biodiverse soils produce healthier, more nutritious food. And way too much of the food we eat comes from farms where the soil is treated as a sterile growing medium. As Miller notes, “We are th...

Read…

Our Phoebe is gone

...ky, bitter-centered things they were. She was a canny cat, and I think she understood she needed those pills to live. I can’t imagine why else she would have eaten them. The alternative, shoving all those pills down her throat every day, would not have been pleasant, or I think, even possible for four years. She went to the hospital a couple of times, and bounced back like a champ, even though we were sure each time that it had to be the end. We s...

Read…