Saturday Tweets: Georgia O’Keefe, Rampaging Peacocks and Mango Mania

July 1, 2017

...s: They might be cute little songbirds, but they're also opportunistic chicken-feed thieves who can… https://t.co/AaCwaoCN1M — Hobby Farms (@hobbyfarms) July 1, 2017 Mango mania hits the capital at 29th annual International Mango Festival featuring 500 varieties, Delhi, India https://t.co/YrRBbjASzv pic.twitter.com/6fqldqu3PZ — Fruit Cornucopia (@ValenzuelaJohn) July 1, 2017 NYTimes: What to Blame for Your Stomach Bug? Not Always the Last Thin...

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Drone Flyover of the Root Simple Compound

Mr. Homegrown

February 29, 2016

Gardening, Thoughtstylings

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...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SplvON5R_Nk Many thanks to Steve Rowell for dropping by last week with his drone and shooting our humble compound. I cobbled together a rough cut of some of the shots that show our house and the neighborhood. Look carefully and you’ll see our chicken coop, adobe oven, the small but growing new planting in our front yard and more. Plus those 100 foot Mexican Fan Palms!...

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Saturday Tweets: Sourdough Myths and When Parking Meant Trees

Mr. Homegrown

October 31, 2015

Saturday Linkages

...(@paulkingsnorth) October 1, 2015 #livesontheline: The Human Cost of Cheap Chicken. Report from Oxfam America https://t.co/4nN3dYICkU — Michael Pollan (@michaelpollan) October 27, 2015 City of Los Angeles to consider #lasidewalks policies on Monday November 16th 2pm https://t.co/cLaPGnlrNI pic.twitter.com/Vl2UN0CuIp — Investing in Place (@InvestinPlace) October 27, 2015 Oslo, already a very livable city, just got better: Oslo bans cars by 2019: ht...

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Saturday Tweets: Audio Cassettes, Melting Astroturf and Sharing the Road

Mr. Homegrown

September 5, 2015

Saturday Linkages

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Auto Door For Chicken Feeder http://t.co/r8YtTo2e5n — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 3, 2015 Business is “better than ever” for the last audio cassette factory via @BoingBoing http://t.co/Jzg1YG9lsK — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 4, 2015 That Flintstone House in the San Francisco Bay Area is up for sale via @BoingBoing http://t.co/oRxVzPWetb — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 4, 2015 New Study Confirms: “Share The Road” Is a Proble...

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Saturday Tweets: Animals Sounds, White Bread and LA’s Worst Politician

Mr. Homegrown

August 8, 2015

Saturday Linkages

...ge, Britain’s Cycling Capital http://t.co/spPg8uqHBI via @Streetfilms @MitchOFarrell — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 6, 2015 White bread, pasta and an increased risk of depression http://t.co/3yagzOWy2z — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 6, 2015 Chicken receiving 3D-printed prosthetic leg via @BoingBoing http://t.co/4LkhCsHZwe — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 3, 2015 The Skip Garden a moveable urban veggie patch built with 90% reclaimed mater...

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