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jokes

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meaningless drivel

Game - Picture Association

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recycling

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

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meaningless drivel

You know you're a permie when...

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meaningless drivel

Hilarious, rib tickling memes

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wheaton laboratories

SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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wheaton laboratories

Dez's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

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wheaton laboratories

Magdalene’s Bootcamp Experience

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music

Music of the Moment

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seeds and breeding

Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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music

Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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organic

Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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wheaton laboratories

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

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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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pep

PEPPERS in action

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

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homestead

The aging homesteader

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meaningless drivel

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

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hugelkultur

Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

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music

Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

261 replies 57 11 45

wheaton laboratories

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

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music

Someone lent me a guitar - how do I learn classical guitar

119 replies 18 14 72

art

2026 - arting - quick art share

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art

Best (foodsafe) paper mache paste recipe? And other advice.

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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

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rocket mass heaters

Are you interested in building a rocket mass heater? What is holding you back?

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music

How do I learn to read music?

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apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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frugality

How to save fuel when driving?

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tinkering with this site

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

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music

Cigar box guitar and variations

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art

Oil paint as wood stain?

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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gardening for beginners

Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

41 replies 5 54

frugality

Expedient insulation

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skills to inherit property

Alexandra Malecki made it to PEP2! Follow my family SKIP to homestead!

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meaningless drivel

BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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meaningless drivel

What do you do for work?

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composting

Ways to combat higher fertilizer prices and sustaining ourselves in the long run.

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wofati and earth berm

Hobbit Home Progress.

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communication

2 way radio

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food preservation

Ideas for preserving too many hot peppers?

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sewing

an old quilt: how much effort to make it usable and do I want to?

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tips for awkward spots

Food forest ideas for a steep hill?

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wildfire

Tips to protect your home during forest fires

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cover crops

Question about nitrogen fixing cover crops

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great white north

Food Forest in Saskatoon

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clothing

When is clothing too far gone?

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medicinal herbs

My first batches of comfrey salve - what worked and what I'd do differently

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cover crops

Question about nitrogen fixing cover crops

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personal care

What do I need to know about prostate health?

4 hours ago 5 replies 9

wildfire

Wildfireproofing the Permies way.

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intentional community

Eastern TN vegan ecovillage sanctuary

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homestead

Trace's Minneapolis Area Food Oasis' (building towards sustainable human settlement)

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hugelkultur

7 foot tall hugelkultur with a fifth of the effort

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dogs and cats

People training dogs …and vice versa

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permaculture singles

How to meet girls. Things a young guy should know.

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biochar

Using biochar heat for other uses

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rocket mass heaters

Rocket stoves in Greenhouses , our own forum topic

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survival

Seeking Bug-Out-Buddy (and life partner) for Resilient, Off-Grid Living

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flowers

What flowers do Bees love to pollinate?

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peaches

How to Grow (Start) Peach Tree from Peach Pit

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plumbing

Effective ways to filter lead from water?

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ecovillage

seeking partners in a co-living tiny home farm collaborative near Sandy Oregon

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biochar

My biochar production tally thread.

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gardening for beginners

I have a dream---of new garden beds

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wildfire

Ways to cope with thick wildfire smoke

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meaningless drivel

I put curtains on my wall and it made all the difference (keeping cool in hot conditions)

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art

Using encaustic medium (damar resin & beeswax) to make medieval seals!

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wheaton laboratories

Harry the boot (BEL)

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tinkering with this site

new feature: easy peasy thread boost stuff

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clothing

Women's clothes... buy it for life? What are your favourites?

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paul wheaton

2 decks of gardening and permaculture playing cards - The Purple Deck

$60.00

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personal care

Help finding a cure for dandruff/ seborrheic dermatitis on the scalp...

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meaningless drivel

Observations of Critters in Cages

12 hours ago 5 replies 3

ancestral skills

Building a Raft

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honey bees

How to Attract Bees?

13 hours ago 4 replies 4

rocket mass heaters

Batchrocket.eu hacked, progress so far

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ethics and philosophy

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

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permaculture singles

A single question to learn so much about the other person?

18 hours ago 54 replies 28

wood burning stoves

Outdoor cooking project.

18 hours ago 21 replies 3

wheaton laboratories

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

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intentional community

Northeast Michigan new farm

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