Saturday Tweets: Hogweed, Newcastle Disease, and Crochet Hyperbolics

June 23, 2018

The fabulous, but rather seriously hazardous Giant Hogweed has now been found in Virginia. If there were a plant to lure me into a toxic trap, this gorgeous umbellifer would be it. https://t.co/cWTXa0n8Ya — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) June 22, 2018 If my essay about fascist engineers could stop garnering on-the-nose examples that'd be great. https://t.co/fxZjdeUnfc pic.twitter.com/Q788LyQdIS — david a banks (@DA_Banks) June 21, 2018 New V...

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Saturday Tweets: Rocket Stoves, Cheese Museums and a Round Earth

Mr. Homegrown

May 26, 2018

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The Watchman rocket stove: https://t.co/XgtZKwYW3g — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 26, 2018 Imsil Cheese Theme Park @atlasobscura https://t.co/TEhL4hFloV — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 26, 2018 9 years post sowing the Tonbridge prairie is becoming extraordinary, Baptisia australis var. minor is first to flower in May. James Hitchmough and Tom Stuart Smith Design, Joe Ransley management pic.twitter.com/2XGjQypCq3 — James Hitchmough (@HitchmoughJa...

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Saturday Linkages: Goats, Chainsaws and a Big Blue Rooster

Mr. Homegrown

July 27, 2013

Saturday Linkages

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Mason Jar + Juice Carton = Resealable Dispenser Inspiration Bike Trailers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lloydkahn/~3/BGY9jmWITPc/bike-trailers.html … 11 things it took me 42 years to learn http://bit.ly/1175KcM See the Documentary “Wonder: The Lives of Anna and Harlan Hubbard” if You Can by Allen Bush http://gardenrant.com/2013/07/see-the-documentary-wonder-the-lives-of-anna-and-harlan-hubbard-if-you-can.html?utm_source=feedly … Crafty Crafting...

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Saturday Tweets: Cow Appreciation Day

Mr. Homegrown

July 14, 2018

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...CA winery, produced via cell culture from cuttings from Greece obtained in 1948 by Harold Olmo. Cc: @may_gun https://t.co/KfXJT38MlM — Central Scrutinizer (@mr_jefe) July 11, 2018 She cut her weekly trash down so much it fits in an unbelievably small jar https://t.co/5hiXQiE4cR — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) July 11, 2018 “The field of architecture criticism is looking at the building and if that space is successful for who should use it. But...

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Saturday Tweets: Touch Your Opuntia

Mr. Homegrown

April 14, 2018

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Did you know? Stamens of many Opuntia flowers respond to touch. #plantsarecool #pokingthings #cacti pic.twitter.com/rIqJMmgV3B — Jennifer Possley (@JennPossley) April 10, 2018 Eat. Mor. Figs.@CaFigs @ValleyFig https://t.co/RaSOARO7T0 — Ernest Miller (@RLMProvisions) April 13, 2018 One of the reasons I love this herbal so much is that, in addition to the beautiful drawings (mugwort in this instance), there are intricate scenes in the background of...

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