The Return of the Monocle?

...be better than having to remember to carry around the hideous reading drug store glasses I currently use? Kelly considers a monocle grounds for divorce and, I have to admit, she has a point. It’s hard to pull off a monocle these days without also donning a top hat and spats. Contemporary monocle use puts you in the same eccentric sartorial territory as the Monopoly Man and the aforementioned, Mr. Peanut (both of whom, it should be noted, are carto...

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042 The Tailpipe of Consumption

...What happens to recycled plastics What happens to paper Styrofoam Links: Burbank Recycle Center website Burbank Recycle Center on Facebook If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. The theme music is by Dr. Frankenstein. Additional music by Rho. A downloadable version of this podcast is here....

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Saturday Tweets: Artisinal Junk Food, Wide Streets and Neon Succulents

...0v34T — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 26, 2015 Don't fall for garden store gimmicks http://t.co/hsmdrXTCuf via @WVgardenguru — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 25, 2015 Efficiency in the Kitchen to Reduce Food Waste http://t.co/tw7WtzWUcg — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 25, 2015 Building Healthy Soils in Vegetable Gardens: Cover Crops Have Got It Covered Part I: Introduction to Cover Cropping http://t.co/kW3CLy8UJb — Root Simple (@rootsimpl...

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We are all gardeners

...rst, they should remember that they can work with conservation groups to restore and maintain ecosystems as well as launch guerrilla and otherwise informal initiatives to heal the land around them. Second, remember that we are all influencers. As I said above, every time we vote, every time we buy something, each time we take a trip or choose a place to live, we are influencing the landscape and we are influencing people who have more power over t...

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