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Magdalene’s Bootcamp Experience

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Music of the Moment

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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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PEPPERS in action

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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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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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homestead

The aging homesteader

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meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

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

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hugelkultur

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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

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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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gardening for beginners

Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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frugality

Expedient insulation

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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skills to inherit property

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

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BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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What do you do for work?

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new feature: easy peasy thread boost stuff

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wood burning stoves

Matt Walker continental stove build

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plants

Myoga ginger

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crowdfunding

trying the new threadboost stuff in crowdfunding forum

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food as medicine

Gout and blood type - might there be a relationship? And the gallstone connection.

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looking at the new thread boost stuff

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food pump club

$400.00

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fruit trees

You're not running out of space for trees, you're just not using enough columnar trees!

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intentional community

Permaculture equivalent of New-Urbanism

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gardening for beginners

Soil Seed Bank - How important is understanding it?

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grains and pseudograins

Plonking wheats through the shredder.

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meaningless drivel

Chalk paint to cool windows and roofs

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peaches

Peach tree not losing leaves

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ethics and philosophy

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

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gardening for beginners

Why the duck cant I grow....

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gear

Protected outdoor equipment storage

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plants

Best way of Planting seedlings?

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goats and sheep

favorite goat breeds

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wild harvesting

What's your favorite wild fruit to harvest and eat?

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survival

A hedgehog experience

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rainwater catchment

Existing potable water cistern

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transportation

Natural Car Storage

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alliums

Green colored garlic bulbs

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intentional community

Let me know about your perm/IC communities!

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scythes

Lee Valley scythe - what do you think?

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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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alternative energy

Building 100 AH LiFePo4 Battery Box

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chickens

It's all about the chickens

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grains and pseudograins

Geoff Lawton says grain is not really worth the while - what are your thoughts?

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roundwood and timber framing

Tamarack advice

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plants

My seedlings are getting attacked by this insect

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chickens

Unpopular Opinion: How to Solve Winter Egg Laying Problems

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pears

Pear slug control

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organic

Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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permaculture singles

Open to meeting my homesteading soulmate

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chickens

Rare rooster

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natural building

Insulated Concrete Forms [ICF]

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Change a letter game

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intentional community

What would permaculture seasteading look like?

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fruit trees

How do you harvest your tall fruit trees?

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wildfire

Tips to protect your home during forest fires

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projects

"Air conditioning" in a humid climate, without air conditioning

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permaculture singles

60M [Coastal BC/VI] – German Heritage, Grizzly Tours & Ocean Views: Seeking Serious Partner (40–60)

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Weird things dogs have done

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