078 Mark Lakeman on City Repair

March 14, 2016

...fit placemaking organization The City Repair Project, and principal of the community architecture and planning firm Communitecture. He is also an urban place-maker, permaculture designer and community design facilitator. And if you’re on the West Coast of the US, you have a chance to participate in a series of workshops this month. For more information visit marklakeman.net. To find out about events in Los Angeles visit change-making.com. If you w...

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Saturday Tweets: Bikes, Soil Bacteria and Low Fat Diets

Mr. Homegrown

January 10, 2015

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...h won’t keep me from biking in the city http://t.co/RiySi4n340 pic.twitter.com/R6dCOYo3Rm — Sarah Goodyear (@buttermilk1) January 10, 2015 Which explains why Monsanto can buy “scientists” and their opinions: http://t.co/xTT3zZ1B4s — Nassim NicholنTaleb (@nntaleb) January 8, 2015 The Beasts In Our Yard 1.04.15 http://t.co/cP7Iaas9Wo via @SomeDayAllThis — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 8, 2015 Fascinating article about how soil bacteria has led t...

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Saturday Tweets: Peppercorns, Fig Trees and Your Inner Cleveland

Mr. Homegrown

December 27, 2014

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...mber 24, 2014 Watch the rest of the world outstrip the US’s infrastructure: http://t.co/Q1S2s7aIk9 via @dailykos — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 24, 2014 The failure of farm-to-table dining — http://t.co/dIOdK0W7u2 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 24, 2014 “Imagine Freeways Completely Devoid Of Cars” 1973 Oil Crisis, Netherlands http://t.co/B9oVPMXvJZ pic.twitter.com/vtHPIxpeW1 — BIKES vs CARS (@bikes_vs_cars) December 20, 2014 Pink Peppe...

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Saturday Tweets: The Short Holiday Version

Mr. Homegrown

December 19, 2015

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...Creating a food forest, step by step https://t.co/EbNzbzioiT pic.twitter.com/w4udZAFpbD — Permaculture (@PermacultuRRe) December 17, 2015 Car free living in LA: https://t.co/BqIysFjovk — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 17, 2015 New winterizing the beehives #beekeeping vids on https://t.co/1y6V4k5kYj pic.twitter.com/C5wuxtE1OD — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) December 3, 2015...

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Saturday Tweets: Mini Gabions and Citrus Liqueurs

Mr. Homegrown

November 29, 2014

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...gabion Timber Press | http://t.co/emfnLyJZJ8 #craft #gardening pic.twitter.com/ovmeYdnkc0 — Timber Press (@timberpress) November 24, 2014 The road death rate for children in the Netherlands dropped by 98% between 1972 and 2013 http://t.co/rb10Sf06KF pic.twitter.com/s6dUROJCpF — David Hembrow (@DavidHembrow) November 6, 2014 Designing California Cities for a Long-Term Drought http://t.co/WUKPGGqfqn — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 28, 2014 http...

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