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Music of the Moment

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fruit trees

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PEPPERS in action

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The official permies.com Book Review Grid with more than 100 books listed

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Caleb's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

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Smaugust 2025 art challenge (there are dragons)

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art

Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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Unapparent disability

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art

Hobby, crafting, or art no-buy anyone? (perennial self-accountability thread)

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Random cool maps

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propagation

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Are hobbies dead?

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art

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

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Seth's Lazer-Focused, Long-Winded, Lively List of Lab Lessons (BEL)

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Mistborn score - any good?

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Glazing and underpainting - for the frugal oil painter (grisaille, brunaille, verdaille, etc)

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The Glorious Revolution - 25th of May - Pratchett and discworld

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

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Catherine The Grateful - not permaculture farm, lessons from the field (BEL)

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Carrying things on your head

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art

Making my own watercolors with natural pigments (both homemade and storebought)

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Americans with recent experience buying from Canada? (Summer-fall 2025)

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JP and The Eternal Now (BEL)

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personal challenges

How do I turn my wish into reality?

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rainwater catchment

Ways to get water for low cost/free to offset costs?

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What to do with a large diesel fire pump in perfect condition?

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mulch

Mulch+Trench=better water infiltration.

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Make a food forest - PEP BB gardening.iron.foodforest

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chickens

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Notes on how to build a salad bar for Chickens

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medicinal herbs

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rocket mass heaters

New Build First Generation Batchbox 6" Double Brick Bell

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wofati and earth berm

Hobbit Home Progress.

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fungi

Show me your fungus.

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fungi

Strategies to Incorporate Mushroom Production into Food Forests

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fungi

Wild mushrooms in decline?

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cooking

How do you cook with caraway seed?

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earthworks

Need to slow water on slope, but also need to be able to use riding mower. Got any creative ideas?

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gear

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Faggots, retards, and volunteer moderators.

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chickens

Avian flu: When/if to freak out?

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EDC part 1: What I carry in an on my belt

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frugality

Stop wasting money by buying whole chicken and learning to break it down and use it all

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fungi

Is this turkey tail?

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permaculture design

Designing zone 1 - the kitchen garden

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grey water

Grey water in northern climates

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upcycling

For what would you use these jars?

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grey water

Grey Water in Winter (-40 C)

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How do you Get a Fresh Smelling Home

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clothing

Where do different natural fibers shine?

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Random cool maps

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Help me understand the flaws: RMH, mass under the kitchen table

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Payment Options and Related Support

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biochar

How do you source your biochar quench water?

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pep food prep

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intentional community

Seeking landmates with their own Tiny/RV/Yurt

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food preservation

canning our tomato juice

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cooking

Food grade lye - sourcing or making

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intentional community

SEEKING Permaculture lover w/ experience for our community; empty 1 ac garden would be your canvas

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crowdfunding

Permaculture Playing Cards - the purple deck

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pep nest

Clean the Exhaust Duct on a Clother Dryer - PEP BB nest.straw.cleanexhaust

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honey bees

African bees don't like their hive

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