Saturday Tweets: Cheap Heaters, Paper Airplanes and Lost Ornaments

November 7, 2015

...-world numeracy https://t.co/n4IvJEytGn — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 3, 2015 Gorgeous book of paper airplanes collected by anthropologist Harry Smith https://t.co/GFtA3w8rUO — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 3, 2015 It’s time for food justice in Ramona Gardens https://t.co/SoXTBK27L0 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 3, 2015 Beautiful, free/open 3D printed book of lost Louis H. Sullivan architectural ornaments https://t.co/IPgqsjSELq...

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I made soup out of a Halloween pumpkin and it didn’t completely suck

Mr. Homegrown

November 5, 2015

Food

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...uld make delicious soup out of cat litter with coconut milk and hot pepper flakes. Of course that same soup would taste a lot better made with a kabocha squash. And Halloween pumpkins make great worm food. But I was reasonably pleased with the soup, especially after it had mellowed in the fridge for a day. How was your Halloween? What do you do with the leftover pumpkins?...

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Beekeeping Legal in Los Angeles!

Mr. Homegrown

October 15, 2015

Animals, Bees

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...verything is connected: heightened awareness of the plight of bees goes hand in hand with issues such as the overuse of pesticides and where our food comes from. It’s a great week for the City of Los Angeles....

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A Painful Beekeeping Lesson

Mr. Homegrown

July 20, 2015

Animals, Bees

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...common sense. I guess the final lesson is that we humans have a special way of screwing things up. Bees? They plan ahead, store up food for a rainy day and keep focused....

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Who’s Visiting Your Garden While You’re Not Watching?

Mr. Homegrown

September 30, 2014

Animals

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...nd skunk seem to be heading. The cat (which belongs to a neighbor): And the raccoon (below) are also headed in the same direction. That raccoon pic is another reminder for me to recheck my chicken coop’s fortifications. And the rat is telling me to lock up the chicken food at night. Reviewing these images has given me a less adversarial feeling about our mammalian visitors. They are just so damn cute, especially the skunk. Next up in my CritterCam...

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