Saturday Linkages: Saris, Punk Rockers, Poppies and Young Agrarians

...://boingboing.net/2014/04/24/humanoid-wasps-nest-built-ov.html … Punk rock homesteading resources: http://punkrockhomesteading.com/e-books/ Two new California poppy species: http://www.pensoft.net/journals/phytokeys/article/6751/two-new-desert-eschscholzia-papaveraceae-from%C2%A0southwestern-north-america … Contrasting Front Yards: Turf Only v. Wildlife-Filled | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2014/04/contrasting-front-yards-wildlife-v-turf.html...

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Saturday Tweets: Peppers, Sign Language and Bootsy’s Bass Formula

The chiltepin pepper has a special home in Santa Cruz County https://t.co/r7T2t2o4yF — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 11, 2017 Inexplicably messy modern in Lake Claire is targeting $950K https://t.co/7S6UziJeqM via @CurbedAtlanta — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 7, 2017 Can these Junipers be Saved? | Garden Rant https://t.co/WBEbjwUsdP — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 11, 2017 Scientists Uncover the Chemical Secret Behind Roman Self-H...

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Saturday Linkages: Of Gut Microbes and Hyperbolic Bronnerianism

The Futura House: a prefab tiny house from the 1960s. It’s time to bring back the #futurahouse: http://www.thefuturohouse.com/ The Surprising Gut Microbes of African Hunter-Gatherers http://www.wired.com/2014/04/hadza-hunter-gatherer-gut-microbiome/ … FDA says, keep lilies away from your cats http://barfblog.com/2014/04/fda-says-keep-lilies-away-from-your-cats/ … Sophisticated sundial clock in Medellín, Colombia http://blog.ounodesign.com/2014/04...

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Saturday Tweets: Cockroach Donuts!

Behold the mating dance of the paper-spider-frog! .#wolfCatWorkshop #KineticSculpture #からくり人形#Makevember #Automata #karakuri#Maker pic.twitter.com/aKcOdL5IFA — federico tobon (@wolfCatWorkshop) November 16, 2017 Are you a Los Angeles County resident who loves gardening and would like to teach others? Consider becoming a UC Master Gardener Volunteer! Now recruiting for our class of 2018: https://t.co/jdG8VG2ttR @ucce_la @UCMasterGarden #gardeners...

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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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