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Game - Picture Association

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You know you're a permie when...

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

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SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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funny signs

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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A lot about apples!

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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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

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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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Are hobbies dead?

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

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apples

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

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

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art

Oil paint as wood stain?

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How to save fuel when driving?

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music

How do I learn to read music?

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

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

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30 acre permie property with improvements in SW Virginia $135K OBO

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uses for soup cans

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Bar Soap vs Liquid Soap

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cooking

Dressing for idiots! (salad dressing)

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Improving the permies.com sign-up process

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bicycle

Permies Poll: Do you use a bicycle?

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frugality

Candle frugality

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berries

Wind Blocks and Bird Deterrent

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frugality

a tiny little decorative box made from an aluminum can

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Looking for co-caretakers of one of Puerto Rico's most beautiful mountain properties

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pep homesteading

Homesteading Aspect Oddball Thread

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frugality

How to make hand soap last longer

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wofati and earth berm

Likely solution to eliminating the plastic membranes on a wofati

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Building roundwood arbors - joining techniques & prep

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homestead

The aging homesteader

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Many dream it, few actually do it

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financial strategy

How do you save money? Getting $ to save and where to put those $$?

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pep electricity

PEP BB electricity.straw.220Vcircuit - Add a 220 VAC circuit and circuit breaker and outlet

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clearing the pantry: Tereza's 2026 cheap meal challenge thread

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great white north

Zone 3 Orchard - Who Survived the Winter

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victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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rocket stoves

rocket stoves and hot air balloons

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Permaculture for Ages 0-3

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Free Sunflower Seeds - Will you help my son increase genetics?

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Mold and discoloration in sauerkraut

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Shorty Core + Oven Single Skin Bell Build

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wheaton laboratories

permaculture bootcamp - gardening gardeners; grow the food you eat and build your own home

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fungi

My first mushroom attempt

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natural building

Building a roundwood/cob hybrid home in Texas – roof beam collapse & lessons learned

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cooking

Outdoor Cookstove with TEN BRICKS

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tiny house

Emergency Dome fm 12 4x8 Plywood Sheets

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How to save fuel when driving?

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gamcod

Not GAMCOD on Skye plot - Year Two

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Greenhouses, grow rooms and nurseries

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

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rainwater catchment

benefits of rainfall collection

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pep electricity

Set up a power wall - electricity.straw.powerwall PEP BB

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bicycle

I just bought a crappy looking bike. Not a department store bike.

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wild harvesting

When to harvest horsetails?

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How Much of the World's Knowledge is Readily Available on the Internet?

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blatant advertising

A mainstream tv show about Permaculturing the American family

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haulers

Wheelbarrow vs 2-wheeled cart

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Boot problem question

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