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

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Matt Walker tiny cookstove build in Portugal

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Unapparent disability

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Carrying things on your head

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

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

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TRAINS! do you travel on them?

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Looking for land owners who need onsite stewards

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Kitchen tongs that don't melt or scratch?

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Washing Soda - Uses?

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Food as houseplants?

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hugelkultur

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greenhouses

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

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

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nibblers

Garden slugs make their presence known.

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KitchenAid grain mill adjustment?

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