Weekend Linkages: HGTV, Beer and a Solar Powered Website

July 9, 2023

...HGTV is making our homes boring and us sad, one study says Could an ancient, climate-friendly crop be the future of beer? The Titan Submersible Was “an Accident Waiting to Happen” Cat GPT A Solar Powered Website...

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Weekend Linkages: Window Fail

Mr. Homegrown

July 10, 2022

Saturday Linkages

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...I’ve been obsessed with making frames for the past week so excuse this link to some very nice . . . frames Strawberry Hibiscus Butter Great podcast episode on the problems with AI–extra points for mentioning my thesis advisor George Lewis Thames barge break Ugh...

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Weekend Linkages: A Weird World

Mr. Homegrown

July 16, 2023

Saturday Linkages

...Levi Walter Yaggy’s Geographical Maps and Charts Photographs of the Los Angeles Alligator Farm (ca. 1907) The Navajo farmer taking a traditional approach to making baby food Historic San Francisco tiki bar the Tonga Room is a rite of passage. But is it really worth visiting? ‘They’re in the air, drinking water, dust, food …’ How to reduce your exposure to microplastics Doppler Radar Telegram Critter Cam for Under $10!...

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Kickstart the North Memphis Farmers Collective

Mr. Homegrown

July 31, 2015

Gardening, Urban Farming

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...stories, there’s a happy ending. What began in one yard has grown into an urban farming movement transforming vacant lots into sources of food and jobs. There’s a Kickstarter: The City of Memphis faces many challenges. Among them are blighted vacant lots, food deserts, health challenges, and unemployment. North Memphis Farmer’s Collective seeks to take these challenges and turn them into solutions by using what others see as waste as the fertiliz...

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Make Your Own Chalkboard Paint II

Mr. Homegrown

October 30, 2017

Design

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...e Root Simple compound was making our own chalkboard paint and using it to label all of the cabinets in our garage workshop. In the past month, inspired by a visit from über-maker Federico Tobon, I’ve taken up the task of pimping out the workshop with a proper workbench and table saw. I’ll blog about Workshop 2.0 when I’m finished with the renovation, but the chalkboard paint hack is worth a repeat mention. Thanks to the chalkboard paint, when I w...

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