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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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Quote of the day

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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The aging homesteader

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Northern Lights alert

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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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PEPPERS in action

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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

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

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

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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art

Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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Are hobbies dead?

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How do I learn to read music?

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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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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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wofati and earth berm

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

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art

Oil paint as wood stain?

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victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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frugality

Expedient insulation

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Fire ants in compost bin

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Personal life goal: to change/broaden the modern definition of wealth/prosperity

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Truth Seeking Father Looking for a Homestead Minded Woman Ready for Family Life

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potatoes

Permies' Potato experiments

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intentional community

montana community seeking 20 people who are gardeners or want to be gardeners

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Building 100 AH LiFePo4 Battery Box

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gear

What digging fork have you found to be the sturdiest?

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sewing

making your own clothes?

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plants

Are seedlings as delicate as we are told?

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sewing

What can I make out of this dress?

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flowers

Permies Poll: How many rose bushes do you have?

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Kitchen garden plot on Skye

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anybody eat nasturtium?

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Gourd ekontings and other gourd lutes

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chickens

Growing your own chicken food.

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My version of Elizabeth Cotten's "Freight Train"

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Squash identification help please?

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passive solar

Solar chimney math

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Zone 3 Orchard - Who Survived the Winter

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Integrating permaculture into an existing garden

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Happy Mother's Day! To All Mothers

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Permies Poll: Do you wash your rice?

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tiny house

Beating Thermal Bridging between Trailer Mainframe and Tiny House in natural mold-preventative build

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goats and sheep

Sheep nomenclature

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Fatalistic Fennel?

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removing black mold from canvas

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Stairs and ladders inspiration

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What size Breaker in your AC Panel fed from Solar Inverter

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Controversial Opinions - What are yours?

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Backyard Food pump plants !!!!

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Plants in my house make me happy! Mental well-being through rewilding the house

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Are these slug eggs?

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My city farm

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Help needed at our farm in Bosnia

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a Heather Cox Richardson essay about 'Mothers' Day'

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

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Baggie & rubber band "air lock" seal on fermenting jars

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rocket mass heaters

rocket mass heater: water as a thermal mass

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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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composting

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

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biochar

Making biochar with oyster and coconut shells

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cooking

I tested this millet bread recipe.

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food preservation

preserving foods in oil

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