Hot off the workbench #handmade #homegrown Can you dig it?
I picked up some basil seeds for my business cards on the way here. Who’s got some good one-liners for me? #heyhandsome #callme
An appropriate special for tonight’s design meeting with @zimmyzamm @billfoehring and @cbourdage #localfood #localbrews
Picked up breakfast on my run this morning #local #delicious #illegal
Alex was thrilled to see his grandson on page 4 of @crainschicago
You’ll never look at a #headoflettuce the same way again #peekaboo http://t.co/FsXzFVNv3P
Allan Savory on Un-desertifying the world & Solving Climate Change -
Great talk. Thanks @EveryLastMorsel for the link. I enjoyed the video, and it has me feeling like the type of farming I want to do actually could help the greater good, which is a nice feeling to have. I enjoyed this comment from a listener:
I think the main people who wouldn’t like [his theory] are people who don’t want to lose the urgency around forcing everyone to abandon fossil fuels; people who don’t want humans to eat meat; people who want humans to die off instead of getting fed; and people who are invested in a competing model for combating desertification. Have I left anyone out?
Especially the part about “people who don’t want humans to eat meat.”
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Helping mom and dad clean the pantry today. Found Bacon Bits from ‘96; are they still good?
Melissa Joy: You Don't Need 8 Hours of Sleep. Or 3 Square Meals. Or 8 Cups of Water. Here's Why. -
You need exactly 8 hours of sleep every night!
Eat 10 servings of vegetables a day!
Low-fat dairy strengthens your bones!
Drink 8 or more cups of water each day!
Don’t ever skip breakfast!
Cracking your knuckles will give you arthritis!
It’s bad to sit all day!
It’s bad to stand all…
1000 butt smears
“There is only one way in this world to achieve true happiness, and that is to express yourself with all your skill and enthusiasm in a career that appeals to you more than any other. In such a career, you feel a sense of purpose, a sense of achievement. You feel you are making a contribution. It is not work.” — How to Avoid Work – a 1949 guide to doing what you love (via explore-blog)
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Countryside Farm: Why our birds are different... -
You may have heard us touting the Naked Neck as the breed we use here on the farm and not been exactly sure what that means. A little over 6 months ago I was in your shoes. I had been raising a few backyard chickens, and had heard now and again “pure breed” or “heritage/heirloom” and without…
“The more you execute, the more your learn about yourself and your passions.” — Michael Karnjanaprakorn, CEO/Co-founder of Skillshare (via skillshare)
