Saturday Tweets: Bird Eyesight, Making and Marginalia

...August 30, 2017 Beautiful flag by Violet Juno in the last Opposable Thumbs podcast https://t.co/UzKG3lNqRt. And thanks for the shout out @robdeadtech! pic.twitter.com/vZVoNDgTtm — federico tobon (@wolfCatWorkshop) August 31, 2017 The August WolfCatWorkshop Newsletter is out now. Check it out at https://t.co/H1df1RKQ5O #newsletter #wolfCatWorkshop — federico tobon (@wolfCatWorkshop) August 27, 2017 Watch how hard it is to make a traditional Korean...

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Denver and Los Angeles Experience Crowds Staring at Chicken Coops

...ts with the handy networking tool known as the internet. Above, the Denver Urban Homesteading meetup group. If you’re in the Denver area (where Mrs. Homegrown Evolution spent her formative years) get to know these fine folks at: http://www.meetup.com/Greater-Denver-Urban-Homesteaders/ LA Urban Homesteaders looking at a chicken coop. Photo by Elon Schoenholz In a strikingly similar photo, our urban livestock workshop that we hosted yesterday featur...

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Is the Detroit Urban Farm Revolution Over?

...David and Sky Brown’s house. It appears that a young couple, David and Sky Brown, who bought a $2,000 house in Detroit last May ran afoul of an Animal Control officer on Wednesday. The couple’s goats and chickens were seized over the tearful pleas of their owners. There’s more on the story here. The Browns have asked for help on their blog. If any Detroit area readers know more about this story please leave a comment. Update: there’s a petition....

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Grist & Toll: An Urban Flour Mill

Southern California has its first flour mill in a hundred years: Grist & Toll. G &T will be milling grain grown by small farmers here in the Southwest. We’re on the verge of a grain revolution and small mills like Grist & Toll are leading the way. Dig Grist & Toll’s Austrian grain mill and sifter: Rumor has it that Santa is bringing me a mini version of this mill. Grist & Toll is open for special hours this holiday season: Friday December 13th 12...

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