DIY Outdoor Shower

...r will soon separate your real friends from superficial hangers-on. But we urban homesteaders don’t need to be stinky since it’s possible and easy to build an outdoor solar shower. There are two reasons this makes sense, particularly in a place with as warm a climate as LA. First of all, you can direct the water straight into the garden and in so doing irrigate some plants and keep that water from uselessly running down the sewer line. Secondly, p...

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Saturday Tweets: 12 Hours in an Ikea, Bike Helmets, How to Fix Drywall and Much More

...elmet debate: 'You don’t make it safe by forcing cyclists to dress for urban warfare' https://t.co/TVjtv9SdrK — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 21, 2017 Behind Lucky Peach’s Closing, Colliding Visions https://t.co/jU5RJ7rsMm — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 22, 2017 Fix a Hole in Drywall https://t.co/qxcZfgBxbk — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 23, 2017 Turkey splits up fight between roosters https://t.co/xPqOPqRgMU — Root Simple (@rootsi...

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Saturday Tweets: Starlings, Chipmunks and Maple Syrup Season Lessons

...com/RvU0ax5Cii — Lyanda Lynn Haupt (@LyandaHaupt) May 12, 2017 Caught raiding birdseed, chipmunk yields haul https://t.co/QUatfa977T — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 12, 2017 Ghost Lanes: Angled “Scarchitecture” Reveals Historic Urban Roads https://t.co/Bbr8h3AbHp — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 8, 2017 What I Did Wrong This Maple Syrup Season #DIY #homesteading https://t.co/OnXcnVpcbp pic.twitter.com/Ji1xdC6fsD — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) May 12...

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Saturday Tweets: Date Palms, Clear Ice and Hugs

...dinner @CivilEats: https://t.co/YtWBHb5SOs pic.twitter.com/8BU50MpSkN — UC Food Observer (@ucfoodobserver) May 22, 2017 You've got the love! Two women catching hearts in the Petit Livre d'Amour (Little Book of Love) c.1500 https://t.co/KbQIbtNSjX pic.twitter.com/LHthGBAcAA — Medieval Manuscripts (@BLMedieval) May 23, 2017 In case anyone needs a hug today… Love + friendship from Egerton 1147, Royal 19 C II, Royal 6 E VI, Royal 2 A XXII pic....

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Saturday Linkages: Raccoon Robber, Facebook Phreaks and T-Bricks

...ttps://t.co/TttyWoHq9b — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 2, 2017 How to turn an abandoned factory into a thriving mushroom farm: https://t.co/CqU7voZ2ot pic.twitter.com/xGRyjZCqRT RT @munchies: — UC Food Observer (@ucfoodobserver) February 28, 2017 New $10 Raspberry Pi comes with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth https://t.co/JgYyxHfNP3 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 28, 2017...

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