Saturday Tweets: Eating Ants, Bikes and LA as Heat Island

September 26, 2015

...oot Simple (@rootsimple) September 23, 2015 LA Gets More Added Warmth from Urban Heat Islands Than Anywhere in the State http://t.co/PU9msfbCRb via @CurbedLA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 23, 2015 Dan Price’s underground home, art & philosophy on $5,000year – videos – *faircompanies http://t.co/B9DJHXQj7e via @faircompanies — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 23, 2015 The Vegetable Detective, Take Two http://t.co/TIStMrDQml — Root Simple...

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Saturday Tweets: Let’s Get That Triforium Working Again!

Mr. Homegrown

December 5, 2015

Saturday Linkages

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...mple) December 5, 2015 What is the Triforium, and why should we rehabilitate it? https://t.co/PidixDxKDI via @KPCCofframp pic.twitter.com/HoC8Bfm8UX — 89.3 KPCC (@KPCC) December 5, 2015 Urban+Transport+Without+the+Hot+Air:+confusing+the+issue+with+relevant+facts!+https://t.co/XlSybNCpY0 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 3, 2015...

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Why We Have No Vegetables: Raccoon Gangs

Mr. Homegrown

March 24, 2015

Animals, Gardening

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...mpoline/wrestling ring. Apologies for the haphazardly applied banjo music. The Crittercam may have revealed an emergent phenomena: raccoons in urban locations discovering the benefits of social behavior....

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Saturday Tweets: Compacted Soil, Bikes and Mirrored Headboards

Mr. Homegrown

March 26, 2016

Saturday Linkages

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New research on how to treat compacted urban #soil to help trees thrive https://t.co/tzhvk3pisZ @vtnews pic.twitter.com/x3QwSpKEgS — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) February 24, 2016 The Free Rider myth flipped: Are cyclists actually subsidising car drivers? https://t.co/qQaRd5eubE via @MomentumMag pic.twitter.com/fehEMXKh7B — Darren Davis (@DarrenDavis10) March 25, 2016 11-year-old's LA Times op-ed "My vision of a livable city is one where k...

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My Apologies to the Skunk Community

Mr. Homegrown

March 19, 2015

Animals, Gardening, Pests

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...k: raccoon and skunk diets overlap considerably. Both are highly adaptable urban foragers. In the case of our raised beds, both the skunks and raccoons are digging for figeater beetle larvae (Cotinis mutabilis). These huge larvae must be a delectable treat, the equivalent of a raccoon and skunk sushi party. Maybe I should overcome my squeamishness and join in the nightly feast. A plate of Cotinis mutabilis larvae ceviche could just be the next hip...

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