Saturday Tweets: Faux Victorian Couples, Junkyard Flintnapping and a Squirrel-cam

August 20, 2016

...undCloud #np https://t.co/u7MryHaJDm pic.twitter.com/h6THd1qq3X — Roger Bales (@rbalesuc) August 15, 2016 Squirrel-cam footage https://t.co/IIqLsdafM6 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 15, 2016 This app aims to gamify biology and let amateurs discover new species. https://t.co/KidGZ0NRIo #STEM pic.twitter.com/r8ezFYqMeD — SRS @ UCSD (@SallyRideSci) August 13, 2016 Carless Renters Forced to Pay $440 Million a Year for Parking They Don’t Use https:...

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Hens in the Orchard for Pest Control

Mr. Homegrown

July 25, 2013

Animals, Chickens, Fruit Trees, Gardening, Pests

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...of the orchard protects the hens from hawks and heat. Plus you get eggs and meat. Permaculture in action. The 1920s era photo you see above comes from one of Terry’s posts, Chickens in Orchards....

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047 Done is Better Than Perfect

Mr. Homegrown

May 20, 2015

Animals, Bees, Food, Gardening, Podcasts

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...r garlic mustard Bread Earth and Fire ebook Decluttering Beekeeping Honeybeesuite.com Mite treatment Keeping bees in the winter Mudsongs.org That Flow Hive thingy Bears! Birdhouses No-knead bread in a slow cooker Slow cooking and pressure cooking What to do with pallets 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 stor...

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036 The Cat Doctor

Mr. Homegrown

February 4, 2015

Animals, Cats, Podcasts

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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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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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