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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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A lot about apples!

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The aging homesteader

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The simple pleasures of the day (please add your own)

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The official permies.com Book Review Grid with more than 100 books listed

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In the quiet hours of the bootcamp grind, I found myself: Esteban's Bootcamp Experience

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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Americans, please don't use 2 letter abbreviations for your state!

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this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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Electrosensitivity - Can Earth-Sheltered and/or Earthen-Walled Structures Help Us?

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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Oil paint as wood stain?

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The Glorious Revolution - 25th of May - Pratchett and discworld

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victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Expedient insulation

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Perfect homestead vehicle

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what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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Advice needed on weeding and cover cropping, garden bed maintenance

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New to permaculture seeking community, connection and a soulmate, homesteading/sustainable living

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What Wildlife likes Pears?

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A new Polytunnel - oh my!

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workholding chuck for DIY lathe?

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beans

three sisters planting method

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Earth floor sealer... Cow urine, banana tree sap, oxblood? Alternatives to oil/solvent seal.

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16.5 Acres on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Packed Lunch?

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landrace tobacco planting

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Building 100 AH LiFePo4 Battery Box

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I would never believe this if it didn't happen to me.......

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please share ideas for growing BIG sweet potatoes, several pounds per plant

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Funny Pictures

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Natural Building Apprenticeship, 3 Months, Ashland, Oregon

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repair

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Some Week!!

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fish

Backyard pond for trout?

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trees

Pine tree Identification

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sewing

Fantastic fasteners worthy of permaculture clothing

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composting

Permies Poll: Do you compost at home?

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homestead

stuck

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plants

Badass Tough Plants You Know Of

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toilet alternatives

Compost toilet for a village house with very little garden

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rural

Testing the water: 2-3 bed apartment w/ 4.5 acres of prime field in Western MA available this Spring

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earthworks page overhaul - need feedback

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