Saturday Tweets: Gluten, Complete Streets and Badass Free Libraries

19 badass Little Free Libraries spotted by our readers http://t.co/bHCXENrNeE via @grist — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 24, 2015 Gluten-free: health fad or life-saving diet? http://t.co/be0jHclvSM — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 26, 2015 "Whisky is for drinking–water is for fighting over" –Brock Dolman #urbansoil15 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) February 26, 2015 "If you design Complete Streets with an 8-year-old girl in mind, you've...

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Saturday Linkages: Speedos, Blue Eggs and the Rise of Rye

A rancher of the future according to the 1981 children’s book Tomorrow’s Home. Trojan Horses, Recipes, and Permaculture http://www.patternliteracy.com/770-trojan-horses-recipes-and-permaculture … How bad for the environment are gas-powered leaf blowers? http://wapo.st/14bgqIQ In Pursuit of Tastier Chickens, a Strict Diet of Four-Star Scraps http://nyti.ms/15yN8EY Rye’s Rise: New Loaves That Are More Than a Vehicle for Pastrami http://shar.es/i9wr...

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Saturday Tweets: Mountain Lions, Chunky Gravel and Living in a Dumpster

Meet the Murderous, Inbred Mountain Lion Family of the Santa Monica Mountains http://t.co/rlGbL4xnFE via @CurbedLA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 6, 2015 The Road To Hell Is Paved With Chunky Gravel And Indifferently Chosen Plants | Garden Rant http://t.co/CaIQYSrlRz — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 7, 2015 Survey: 100 Million Americans Bike Each Year, But Few Make It a Habit http://t.co/ggv3GfqScM via @StreetsblogUSA — Root Simple (@rootsimp...

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Saturday Tweets: A Very Old Pretzel

...gists http://t.co/k0Ur104ur7 via @NBCNews — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 13, 2015 California has about one year of water left. Will you ration now? http://t.co/tbH8KM7m30 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 13, 2015 The Cult of Sharing http://t.co/Qkfl571TxF — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 14, 2015 Radiant and conducive heating methods: http://t.co/GfSpCyYDHh — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 11, 2015 How to keep warm in a cool house with low-t...

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Saturday Tweets: K-Cups, Kittens and Smartphone Microscopes

Americans Love K-Cups, but Their Creator Regrets Inventing Them http://t.co/lKJlSkioYz via @TakePart — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 20, 2015 Factory Farming: Was the World Created for Me? http://t.co/5vgfY983QV via @HuffPostRelig — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 19, 2015 Big Ag kills backyard chicken ordinance in Augusta: http://t.co/zdbsUdbFCi via @DailyProgress — Root Simple (@rootsimple) March 18, 2015 Depaving Cities, Undamming Rivers—Her...

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