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Music of the Moment

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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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meaningless drivel

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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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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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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How do I learn to read music?

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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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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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Expedient insulation

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Stairs and ladders inspiration

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Help needed at our farm in Bosnia

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financial strategy

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

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Are seedlings as delicate as we are told?

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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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Growing your own chicken food.

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

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what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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rocket mass heaters

rocket mass heater: water as a thermal mass

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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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seeds and breeding

Year of the volunteers

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removing black mold from canvas

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Kitchen garden plot on Skye

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

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Quote on indigenous food systems by Lyla June Johnston + commentary

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Mulberry leaves as a vegetable

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Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting

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Vic, Australia 46f w a 4yr old seeks local life partner

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plants

Fatalistic Fennel?

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How to deal with a uncastrated stubborn mini donkey that isn't mine

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Building 100 AH LiFePo4 Battery Box

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rabbits

Is rabbit meat too lean?

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gardening for beginners

Advice needed on weeding and cover cropping, garden bed maintenance

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Some Week!!

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great white north

Zone 3 Orchard - Who Survived the Winter

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Start up and Cook on Rocket Cooktop - PEP BB rocket.sand.cooktop

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And today seniors pranked my room

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fermentation

Homemade Xanthan Gum?

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Words or phrases that permaculture really needs!

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natural building

I can't make mojitos with THAT! Less rum, more calcium; or, Understanding the lime cycle

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gardening for beginners

Three Sisters Year 4

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paul wheaton

2 decks of gardening and permaculture playing cards - The Purple Deck -pre-order

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plants

The Potato Method...does it work for more than roses?

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What's your most memorable permaculture "Aha!" moment? Milestones on the learning journey

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composting

New compost bed, what to grow?

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ergonomics

How to Make Your Kitchen Work? Share your Ideas,Tips, Photos ...

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composting

Dog poop makes rich compost

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