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Game - Picture Association

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

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You know you're a permie when...

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Hilarious, rib tickling memes

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Magdalene’s Bootcamp Experience

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meaningless drivel

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PEPPERS in action

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The aging homesteader

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

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

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apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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How do I learn to read music?

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

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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Knee replacement in three weeks and one day

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What to make with just Flour and Water?

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Oil paint as wood stain?

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Expedient insulation

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Making tiny worlds - what is this art called

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How to make fancy, medieval book covers with kids?

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projects

Chance's Garden Everything Forum Blog

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Cook Grain on a Stove Top - PEP BB food.sand.grain.stove

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Small cabin cooling: how many kWh does your AC use after sunset?

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How valuable is time?

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a safe place for gentle souls to talk about homesteading and permaculture

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Oven mitts, the awesome and easy way!

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meaningless drivel

Would you rather spend a week exploring the deep ocean floor or orbiting Earth in space?

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personal challenges

Knee replacement in three weeks and one day

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recycling

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

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organic

Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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rocket mass heaters

Paul, here's a moneymaker for you. No charge.

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pollinators

Monarch caterpillars are here! (and other activity on the milkweeds)

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asian natural farming

Bokashi Composting

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Permies Design Introduction & Questions

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

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ethics and philosophy

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

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meaningless drivel

Permies Poll: Do you take regular naps?

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Join the Witches of the Mountains of Qu! Money, Power, Longevity and Fame shall be in your hands.

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permaculture real estate

16 acres & full log home for sale in beautiful Shenandoah Valley VA

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paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts

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permaculture real estate

~60 acres pasture near Cyril OK — agent-listed $237,500

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paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts

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Excel maintenance planner for tractors, mowers & generators

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land shares

Looking for a land-share

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

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My city farm

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apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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homestead

How much elevation change do you deal with?

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intentional community

Christian community needed (ozarks preferable but off grid friendly)

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apples

Your best apple recipes here please

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intentional community

looking for partners - older - can still contribute and work

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ecovillage

Looking for a remote/off-grid place in CO to live.

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a new overhaul of the freeheat page - need feedbacks for world domination

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cooking

Fish on Fridays: Fried Fish, Part 2, A Primer on Catfish

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tropical climate

950-acre private jungle finca in Yucatan with 2 cenotes, house and solar power

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solar

Outdoor enclosure for 48-volt Lithium battery

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alternative energy

Solar Pecron E2000LFP - Battery Discontinued Bummer + DIY expansion details

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cover crops

Oats as a cover crop?

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homestead

older homestead in northern Mn.

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forest garden

Can you think of any hobbies that are directly related to gardening?

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