Saturday Linkages: Rocket Stoves, Big Cargo Bikes and Shopping for the Apocalypse

May 10, 2014

...orn ferns in your garden http://bit.ly/1nosn5W #diy Getting to the root of gardening’s role in mental wellness | Victory Gardens Blog | http://buff.ly/1o3lIkd Darrel Morrison’s Addition to the Brooklyn Botanic… http://landscapeofmeaning.blogspot.com/2014/04/darrel-morrisons-addition-to-brooklyn.html?spref=tw … Giethoorn: This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges http://www.atlasobscura.com/pl...

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The Other Kind of Fencing

Mr. Homegrown

June 6, 2014

Fitness

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...rima’s simplicity. All you need are two sticks and lessons are typically conducted informally in backyards. Then there’s Haitian machete fencing which I had never heard of until I ran across this trailer for a upcoming documentary on the subject. Could machete fencing be the perfect synthesis of gardening and martial arts? What did I leave out? I know many Root Simple readers are passionate about martial arts. Which one have you tried and what ben...

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Saturday Linkages: Makers, Haters and Beekeeping Donkeys

Mr. Homegrown

November 17, 2012

Saturday Linkages

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...rch, Caused by Storm, Is Complicated by Pet Chickens http://nyti.ms/VXoM3v Gardening Exactly what wildlife do we want overwintering in our beds? | Garden Rant http://gardenrant.com/2012/11/what-wildlife-do-we-want-overwintering-in-our-beds.html … Grounded Design by Thomas Rainer: Fabulous Succulent Pots http://landscapeofmeaning.blogspot.com/2012/10/fabulous-succulent-pots.html?spref=tw … Brazilian model offers post storm hazard tree assessment: h...

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Can our landscapes model a vibrant future? Not according to the LA DWP.

Mrs. Homegrown

July 7, 2014

Garden Design, Gardening, Lawns, Water and Power

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...ses no problems with the neighbors and is easily maintained by inexpensive gardening services. What’s not to love, really? And why not hold on to our lawns, because the drought will pass and we’ll be back to normal. Asking people to re-imagine their yards is asking a lot. Yet it may be vital. This drought may not end. Los Angeles and all of the southwest are looking at a hotter, drier present and future due to climate change. And regardless of wat...

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Saturday Linkages: Invaders, Sick Chickens and Adaptive Reuse

Mr. Homegrown

August 2, 2014

Saturday Linkages

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...blog/2014/08/when-to-isolate-a-sick-chicken/ … via @terrygolson Can Edible Gardening Reduce Deforestation? – http://go.shr.lc/1lkI1wO via @TenthAcreFarm How to Kill Poison Ivy – http://tafarm.us/1kEpTgQ via @TenthAcreFarm “Does Beauty Still Matter?” A thoughtful article by @mharrisonhough http://goo.gl/WxIcmv Adaptive Reuse: Old Stuff, New Life http://wp.me/p4fosC-i8 The Tree of 40 Fruit http://feedly.com/e/oYHHyvzf Protected Bike Lanes Grow in CA...

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