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

July 12, 2014

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: Basil Downy Mildew, Bees and Grow Lights

Mr. Homegrown

June 21, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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Downy mildew on your basil? WANTED: Information on Occurrence of Basil Downy Mildew. | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2014/06/wanted-information-on-occurrence-of-basil-downy-mildew.html … Navajo teen wins prize for improving homemade solar ovens: http://www.whitewolfpack.com/2014/06/navajo-teen-harnesses-solar-energy-wins.html … Abandoned Railways Exploration Probe: http://www.furtherfield.org/programmes/exhibition/seft-1-abandoned-railways-ex...

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Saturday Linkages: Mobile Pods, Soil Erosion and Getting Doored by a Porta-Potty

Mr. Homegrown

June 14, 2014

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A pod on wheels. Image: Relaxshacks.com A Micro Pond-Side Reading Pod/Cabin for an NYU Professor: http://relaxshacks.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-micro-pond-side-reading-podcabin-for.html?spref=tw 7 Ways to Prevent Soil Erosion – http://tafarm.us/1qIPpp Interactive: Inside the changing American diet http://ti.me/1hPvPrK via @TIMEHealth Maybe there’s hope? Report Offers a Way For California to Become Water-Sustainable http://www.kcet.org/news/redefine/r...

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Saturday Linkages: A Close Shave, Building Codes and Protected Bike Lanes

Mr. Homegrown

June 7, 2014

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Image: Garden Professor’s Blog. Should you shave tree roots? http://blogs.extension.org/gardenprofessors/2014/06/02/another-close-shave/ … Building Codes and the Self Built Mortgage Free Home http://wp.me/p4fosC-fx Can These $20,000 Houses Save the American Dream http://tinyurl.com/o8vp8a8 Nancy Luce and her chickens: http://poultrybookstore.blogspot.com/2014/06/nancy-luce-and-her-chickens.html … Protected Bike Lanes Make the “Interested But Conc...

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Saturday Linkages: Holiday Weekend Edition

Mr. Homegrown

May 24, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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Sailboat made with Home Depot buckets: http://www.pdracer.com/boat-shorty/50-dollar-sailboat-race/tbucket/ … Brick wall collapses to reveal giant beehive via @BoingBoing http://boingboing.net/2014/05/22/brick-wall-collapses-to-reveal.html … 8 Takeaways From the Bike League’s Study of Cyclist Fatalities http://usa.streetsblog.org/2014/05/22/8-takeaways-from-the-bike-leagues-study-of-cyclist-fatalities/#.U39XY2qRa40.twitter … via @StreetsblogUSA Br...

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