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A lot about apples!

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Quote of the day

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

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not another yarn blog (spinning, weaving, and natural dyeing)

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hugelkultur

Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

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wheaton laboratories

Caleb's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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

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art

watercolour questions so beginner, I'm almost afraid to ask

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rocket mass heaters

Matt Walker tiny cookstove build in Portugal

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Unapparent disability

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting

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greenhouses

I'm finally getting a greenhouse

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freaky cheap gardening movie project - 200 square feet on YOUR property

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Who are my new neighbours? (apparently now yellow jackets afterall)

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Why does the barn have no walls?

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Before and after pictures contest

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3 Sisters Garden, 2024, Year 2

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Chris' Bootcamp Experience Log

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Carrying things on your head

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We need your help - Permies server fundraiser

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Is there a food I can eat to make bugs love me less

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where can I get the grafting drill bit that makes a hole the same shape and size as a pencil?

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HELP! My milkpaint on concrete is cracking and chipping off!

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rocket mass heaters

The big hole in RMH information resources - and a suggested fix

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wood burning stoves

Matt Walker continental stove build

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art

Glazing and underpainting - for the frugal oil painter (grisaille, brunaille, verdaille, etc)

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Permies Poll: Do you live off-grid?

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rainwater catchment

Using IBC tote liner without cage?

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Egg Prices

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TRAINS! do you travel on them?

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homestead

Looking for land owners who need onsite stewards

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Fire Brick

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The Chronicles of Commander Clay

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Seed "snail" testing thread, 2025

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cooking

Kitchen tongs that don't melt or scratch?

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Washing Soda - Uses?

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living on a ration

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Rust removal

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Food as houseplants?

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Is this a good plan for my super-clay soil...?

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hugelkultur

Is this a good base for hugel?

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greenhouses

I'm finally getting a greenhouse

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i forgot my password and my email no longer works - need to get into my account!

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Hard to find a safe partner for F on an island in WA.

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permaculture singles

Alone Like Me, m4w

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mending our clothes...do you?

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A safe place to call home with likeminded folks in the future?

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Garden slugs make their presence known.

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Gert Comes Alive

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cooking

What are your favorite ingredients to add to stew?

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bread

KitchenAid grain mill adjustment?

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Weight constraints exerted by an RMH on the first floor

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What positive changes are you looking forward to as outcomes of the USA 2024 presidential election?

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Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies: Phyllitis scolopendrium, Hart’s Tongue Fern

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rocket mass heaters

Cottage Rocket: Any experience with building them?

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cooking

Can we make sugar from skirret root?

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wood burning stoves

Matt Walker continental stove build

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greenhouses

Mike's passive solar greenhouse design/build

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Building a seed drying cabinet

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rocket mass heaters

greetings and salutations. New here. A few questions.

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upcycling

any use for a bunch of styrofoam?

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tinkering with this site

a four letter word that starts with "f"

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"my position" vs. "the truth"

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trees

Is there a perfect Permie homesteading tree for wood and lumber that is 50 state legal?

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gardening for beginners

diatomaceous earth: how to use?

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meaningless drivel

Cell Phones

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permaculture singles

Trouble finding a Partner? ....you might be an INFJ

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rocket mass heaters

typical temperatures inside rocket mass heater

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rocket stoves

Perlite/Clay mix ratios?

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Improving Irrigation System Components

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