Saturday Linkages: Teepees, a Preying Mantis and a 1200 Year Old Phone

December 14, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdfGCscTMak#t=15 Pink preying mantis disguises itself as a flower: http://boingboing.net/2013/12/10/pink-preying-mantis-disguises.html … How to Stop Bee-Killing Pesticides? Start with the Box Stores! | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2013/12/stopping-bee-killing-pesticides-it-starts-with-the-box-stores.html … Calgary blizzard and brazen mice put teepee life to the test http://www.calgaryherald.com/Calgary+blizzard...

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Saturday Linkages: Expensive Grapes, Martha Stewart’s Drones and Sunscreen

Mr. Homegrown

July 12, 2014

Picture Sundays

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Some very expensive grapes. Top-notch Japanese grapes fetch a record $5,400: http://disq.us/8j5pz8 Martha Stewart digs drones via http://boingboing.net/2014/07/10/martha-stewart-digs-drones.html … Lead abatement, a wise economic and public health investment http://www.riskscience.umich.edu/lead-abatement-wise-economic-public-health-investment-report-finds/ … Can using sunscreen increase your risk of dying? http://www.riskscience.umich.edu/can-usi...

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Saturday Linkages: Dystopian Knitwear, Green Tomatoes and Drought

Mr. Homegrown

July 19, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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Great Moments in Dystopian Knitwear http://vult.re/1nJPPwb Animals as the answer to recycling food waste: http://www.notechmagazine.com/2014/07/animals-as-the-answer-to-recycling-food-waste.html … A Food Has an Historic, Objectionable Name. Should We Change It? http://on.natgeo.com/1jFfLsY How good are we at transportation prediction? http://bit.ly/1sfTRiI Green Tomatoes: Not Just for Frying http://wp.me/p2TfI0-ex Why the modern bathroom is a was...

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Saturday Linkages: Life on a Boat, Nature and the Bicycle Lobby

Mr. Homegrown

July 26, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syJXrbWU1Aw&feature=youtu.be Twenty Eight Feet – Life On A Little Wooden Boat: http://youtu.be/syJXrbWU1Aw Why Nature Lovers Should Live Apart From Nature http://shar.es/LbYve Shinrin-yoku: “Forest Bathing” — I’ve always done it, but only now do I find out that it’s a thing in Japan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_bathing … Tracing Sriracha’s Origin to a Seaside Town in Thailand http://www.theatlantic.com/vide...

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Saturday Linkages: Invaders, Sick Chickens and Adaptive Reuse

Mr. Homegrown

August 2, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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Armadillo invaders! More Foreign Invaders: Possums on the Half Shell | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2014/07/more-foreign-invaders-possums-on-the-half-shell.html … Water rationing for farmers? It’s on the horizon http://garynabhan.com/i/archives/2494 When To Isolate A Sick Chicken | HenCam http://hencam.com/henblog/2014/08/when-to-isolate-a-sick-chicken/ … via @terrygolson Can Edible Gardening Reduce Deforestation? – http://go.shr.lc/1lkI1wO...

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