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jokes

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Game - Picture Association

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You know you're a permie when...

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Hilarious, rib tickling memes

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What is it.... the game! Post unknown objects to ID... and to stump others!

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Dez's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

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A lot about apples!

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Quote of the day

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PEPPERS in action

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

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The aging homesteader

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

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

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Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

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Smaugust 2025 art challenge (there are dragons)

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

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art

Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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a college degree in 2025/2026/2027 ... don't

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ethics and philosophy

my thoughts are sometimes better expressed by others.....

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garden plans, records, results, hopes.....

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Are hobbies dead?

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music

Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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tinkering with this site

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

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Permaculture-core: what is the permaculture aesthetic?

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

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Seth's Lazer-Focused, Long-Winded, Lively List of Lab Lessons (BEL)

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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

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wofati and earth berm

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

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art

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

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Catherine The Grateful - not permaculture farm, lessons from the field (BEL)

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this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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art

'French box easel' - can it really work for painting out and about?

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Americans with recent experience buying from Canada? (Summer-fall 2025)

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Goat Herding couple looking for land opportunity or community in SW New Mexico/ SE Arizona

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pea

Use water from cooking pasta/food - PEA BB greywater.sand.pasta

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Exterior/Interior walls re-plastering for my 100 years old Village Home In Gujarat, India

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Minimum protein and fat

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cooking

What is this old pan? It's a stove-top oven!

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My version of Elizabeth Cotten's "Freight Train"

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gardening for beginners

Do you 'refresh' your garden every year?

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ideas for making flat sheets into fitted ones?

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Ecuador Homesteading

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Plant inventory - What plants are living on your piece of paradise?

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Apply now for funds to support bird conservation

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Roof Rennovation for my 100 years old Village Home In Gujarat, India

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Father and Son Duo, Seeking land based Sanctuary and Service

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42 Acres in WNC Needs A Couple To Grow With

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music

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cooking

Pancakes and Waffles without vegetable oil?

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natural building

share photos of old, abandoned, uninhabited structures in your part of the world!

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personal challenges

Anyone here practice the principles of Tai Chi?

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rocket mass heaters

strat chamber/mass bench levels

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crowdfunding

Sourdough Without Fail Kickstarter - October 7th - November 6th

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online learning

PermaTalks vol.6 is starting on the 15th Jan

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art

Avoiding ai scrapping

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goats and sheep

favorite goat breeds

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textile techniques

Inspiration from Nature: Stripes

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Reflecting light in a house

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art

A blast from my Past (chalk pastels - soft, hard, and pencils)

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vines

Akebia Vine AKA Chocolate Vine Taste???

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Mother of Pearl

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vines

Favourite Vines the 7th Story – plse Show & Tell

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introductions

Hello! Newcomer to the community

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fruit trees

Permies Poll: How many fruit trees do you have on your homestead?

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perennial vegetables

The great big thread of sunchoke info - growing, storing, eating/recipes, science facts

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my thoughts are sometimes better expressed by others.....

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seeking macho caretakeer for adirondak ny for 3 - 10 months

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25f looking for a guy like me

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Off-Grid Near Tacoma Washington

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How to make drawing charcoal?

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land shares

Land share/rental/work-trade Near Tucson, Arizona

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cascadia

House of Riona, 2026 performances, garden-and-vintage+ yard stand, and etc.

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music

Behold the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay.

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intentional community

AL Christian homesteaders looking for intentional community

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ecovillage

Quarter Moon Pinehowl Campstead Blog

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plants

What do you do with surplus_________________ (fill the blank)?

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art

2026 - arting - quick art share

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medicinal herbs

Herbal Medicine 101: Oregano

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