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Game - Picture Association

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You know you're a permie when...

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SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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I am Gir. This is my forum. Bring me tacos.

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funny signs

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Music of the Moment

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A lot about apples!

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Quote of the day

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pep

PEPPERS in action

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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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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meaningless drivel

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

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rocket mass heaters

Matt Walker tiny cookstove build in Portugal

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art

Ugly duckling (goslings) - cheer me on?

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Unapparent disability

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art

Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting

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art

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

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the best thing for me in fighting cancer: community

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Hobby, crafting, or art no-buy anyone? (perennial self-accountability thread)

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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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3 Sisters Garden, 2024, Year 2

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Before and after pictures contest

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Paint small and paint smaller - discworld fan art

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wheaton laboratories

Chris' Bootcamp Experience Log

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Random cool maps

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wood burning stoves

Matt Walker continental stove build

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art

Making my own watercolors with natural pigments (both homemade and storebought)

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Carrying things on your head

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bugs

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

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We need your help - Permies server fundraiser

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Can you only buy 5 items of clothing this year?

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gmail problems with links

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Seed Snail Roll - Hype or Hope?

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gardening for beginners

Peanuts - advice wanted

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What is best human food to put bacon in?

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Permies is the best social media platform on the internet

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Emerging Sol Mama Community Opportunity in North Carolina Seeking Support

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April Fools Day Tom Foolery

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Wondering about the "easy" part

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composting

Can poison ivy be composted?

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mulch

Is pokeweed stem mulch safe?

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SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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Tomato starts/hardening off

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access to the "Bundle"

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Purple Top Turnip - Cover Crop Potential?

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wood burning stoves

wood burning thermosiphon radiant floor heating

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Strawberries - An underrated fruit?

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Show me your composting setups! (pretty please)

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Worms orgy in lemon tree

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Money saving tip?

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toxic gick

Cardboard - The Good, The Bad, and the Permie.

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polyculture

Companion plants for jelly palm on hill?

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seeds and breeding

Do you have Cold Climate fruit seeds to share?

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goats and sheep

Separating my ram from a cow herd

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Salt Water Ran Small Engine 2008

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rockies

New digs in Southern Colorado

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rocket mass heaters

Brick or cob

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plants

How do I prune a Goji berry bush to keep it short?

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hugelkultur

A big reason for me not to do hugelkultur

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contact us, contact paul, contact staff ....

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