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You know you're a permie when...

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Hilarious, rib tickling memes

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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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pep

PEPPERS in action

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The aging homesteader

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meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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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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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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

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what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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How do I learn to read music?

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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

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montana community seeking 20 people who are gardeners or want to be gardeners

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Garden beds made by moles?

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Nesting box rollaway rebuild

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low tech

Winnerwell Foldfast Oven question

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What to do with my strawberry runners?

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What can I do to make sure someone gets a Letter?

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Permaculture Voices 1, 2 and 3 - all 117 hours of video!

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Creative Ideas for Custom Packaging

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Jessee's Bootcamp Experience for today

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what to bait a livetrap with that a woodchuck would like better than sweet potato vines?

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VW security system, a true nightmare

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mixing up a potting soil for fall greens...what to add?

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ethics and philosophy

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

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propagation

Judith's garden plans, records, results, hopes.....

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pep natural medicine

Make a rose blossom salve - PEP BB medicine.sand.salve.rose

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art

How to make fancy, medieval book covers with kids?

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urban gardening

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organic

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

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So, what's your favorite "adult beverage" ???

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food as medicine

helping a senior couple eat for health and mental clarity

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cooking

planting and growing saffron

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Old Style Meat Pies?

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Stupid pseudo-rocket questions

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Magdalene’s Bootcamp Experience

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Roundwood timberframe strawbale

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Got any new Tom Swifties?

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What is Compost? An overview on composting.

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Foraging 200,000 Calories from 10 Different Species

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cooking

Fish on Fridays: Clam Chowder

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cooking

hey umeboshi and pickled plum fans: how to use pickled plum powder?

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jokes

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homeschooling

Marbling cloth with natural pigments & shaving cream??

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gardening for beginners

Squash growing experience

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Share a favorite poem

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seeds and breeding

Opportunity For Kindness When Ordering Seeds

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fruit trees

We taste apples grown from seed, including Antonovka apple

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frugality

Discount Season

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chickens at basecamp

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volunteers

Work Exchange/ Extra hands

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Garden on Corliss Homestead Journal

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