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A lot about apples!

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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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The aging homesteader

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Quote of the day

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Northern Lights alert

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PEPPERS in action

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

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BB clarification thread

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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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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Americans, please don't use 2 letter abbreviations for your state!

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Knee replacement in three weeks and one day

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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What to make with just Flour and Water?

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

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Oil paint as wood stain?

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Making tiny worlds - what is this art called

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Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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frugality

Expedient insulation

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

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art

How to make fancy, medieval book covers with kids?

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Winnerwell Foldfast Oven question

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bread

* Welcome Kate Downham, author of Sourdough Without Fail.

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My small solar DC only build

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Looking for My Homesteading Partner

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Let the Ghoul Times Roll!

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50 Man Homesteading in Panama. ISO Wife/Mother of our children

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Looking for Something Spooky for Halloween Dinner? Try This!

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10+ year old, Corn, Quinoa, Barley - still eatable?

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Haiku chain

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food preservation

How to clean butternut squash for storage?

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Change a letter game

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zero waste

What do you sit on, and why does it matter, and much more?

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root crops

Can we decrease inulin (and flatulence) in sunchokes through cultivation practices?

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perennial vegetables

The great big thread of sunchoke info - growing, storing, eating/recipes, science facts

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Sir Patrick Hewes Stewart R.I.P.

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jobs offered

Full-Time Permaculture Farm Caretaker In the Beautiful Santa Cruz Mountains of California

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pasture

hay for a strip mine

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gardening for beginners

Broadforking - Before or After Winter?

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medicinal herbs

What medicinal herbs do you recommend beginners start with?

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Pearl makes monsters

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ecovillage

Looking for aligned people to help build the best possible world in village form

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gardening for beginners

Beginner college student looking to grow one herb indoors

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Please be nicer regarding Western Medicine

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Rocket Ovens movie as HD Streaming

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The Rocket Powered Oven: how to build your own super-efficient cooker

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rocket stoves

How rocket ovens work - update

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cooking

Fish on Friday: Fish and chips - wet batter

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rocket mass heaters

Rocket Mass Heater Build

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homestead

The Shift Begins: Why Homesteading Is Rising Across Europe

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Riser and Fire brick question

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Garden planner with permanent plant tracking

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food preservation

Making a Plenum Herb Dryer

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medicinal herbs

How to Recycle Once Soaked Herbs

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medicinal herbs

My first batches of comfrey salve - what worked and what I'd do differently

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medicinal herbs

Series 2, Lesson 36: Mimosa

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ethics and philosophy

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

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organic

Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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earthship

Could a game help test Earthship ideas before we build them?

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rainwater catchment

Off-Grid Rain Catch Upgrade – 5 Tiny Houses, 1 Pump House

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food preservation

Ready Jars

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wheaton laboratories

Jessee's Bootcamp Experience for today

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homestead

Potential problems with purchasing land with junk

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hedges

Starting a windbreak in an extremely windy area

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art

Hobby, crafting, or art no-buy and reviews (perennial self-accountability thread)

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for zombie attacks...or gardening

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

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