Saturday Tweets: Bikes, Soil Bacteria and Low Fat Diets

January 10, 2015

...@SomeDayAllThis — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 8, 2015 Fascinating article about how soil bacteria has led to the first new antibiotics in 30 years: http://t.co/dyC25Jyogc #SoilTalk — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) January 7, 2015 Are low fat diets “mass murder”? http://t.co/wheAMdo1ZS — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 4, 2015 Can You Imagine a City Where Trees and Swing Sets Matter More Than Cars? http://t.co/SAzlPcGZ8D @yesmagazine pic.t...

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Homegrown Evolution in Chicago

Mr. Homegrown

May 9, 2009

Events

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...mato plant, from the Green Roof Growers seed-starting group –Comprehensive understanding of how SIPs work and how to plant yours once you get home. MAY 21 HOMESTEADING 101 with Erik Knutzen 7-9pm $7-10 (sliding scale) Experimental Station 6100 South Blackstone, Chicago Register with: nettlesting@yahoo.com Erik will lead an informal presentation on Urban Homesteading in Los Angeles – focusing on his and his wife’s homegrown systems of adventurous e...

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Saturday Linkages: Chicken Hot Dogs and Toilet Museums

Mr. Homegrown

December 8, 2012

Miscellaneous

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...ible-tips.html … Design High-Hanging Tea House Offers Suspended Getaway | Designs & Ideas on Dornob http://dornob.com/high-hanging-tea-house-offers-suspended-getaway/ … ??? South Korea’s toilet culture museum: http://boingboing.net/2012/12/03/south-koreas-toilet-museum.html … Chicken hotdogs and garters for boys who want to be manly: http://boingboing.net/2012/12/03/chicken-hotdogs-and-garters-fo.html … For these links and more, follow Root Simple...

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A Homemade Mattress?

Mrs. Homegrown

March 15, 2013

Design, Domesticus

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...Yup, glued seams. To hold in great quantities of pressurized wool which is under external stress from heavy human bodies. Yeah, that will work out well. I swear, their articles should be labeled “For Entertainment Purposes Only.” 5) Here’s an article from the Seattle Times about mattresses in landfills and the problem of recycling conventional mattresses. It will give you strength to continue your search. Anyway, I need to give this mattress busin...

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