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

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A lot about apples!

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Northern Lights alert

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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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2026 - arting - quick art share

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

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Are hobbies dead?

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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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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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Oil paint as wood stain?

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Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Expedient insulation

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

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Sickly beans

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Portobellos or …?

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What died in your new gardens? so far...

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plants

Mints and other mints

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How to have healthy food around all the time

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Horseradish planting & growing

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

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Change a letter game

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Do you know of any natural septic tank treatments?

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wood burning stoves

Firewood Tracker

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Series of water containers in the garden

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pep electricity

Set up a solar water pump - PEP BB electricity.plumbing.sand.pump

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food pump club

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Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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Garden plans, records, results, hopes.....

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Permaculture hacks that work

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High Altitude New Mexico - No MAGA

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Growing cactus in zone 4B?

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38 M4F - AZ, will relocate

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Hobbit Home Progress.

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Is your farm trying to kill you?

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Matt Walker continental stove build

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Forest Garden Designs

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133 hours of video: the Permaculture Design Course and Appropriate Technology Course

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All of the Appropriate Technology Course video (~62 hours) - HD instant view

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All of the video from the PDC (~70 hours) - HD instant view

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Restoring soil structure and simple farming in a wet climate

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Permies Poll: How do you compost?

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fruit trees

Will these twisted pawpaw seedlings be alright?

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gear

Basic welding equipment?

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plants

What gardening "rule" turned out to be completely wrong on your property?

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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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medicinal herbs

Natural Sleep Aid Recommendations?

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medicinal herbs

From the Spring Forging Cookbook: Wild Grapes and Wild Lettuce

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Making Tomato CagesFrom Saplings

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