Register / Login

permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums

this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...

master stewards:

stewards:

master gardeners:

Christopher Weeks

gardeners:

Permaculture & Homesteading Discussion Forums

Best ever

meaningless drivel

jokes

4467 replies 29 191 5008

meaningless drivel

Game - Picture Association

2521 replies 2 2404 1104

recycling

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

1700 replies 18 645 603

meaningless drivel

You know you're a permie when...

1420 replies 9 214 1966

meaningless drivel

Hilarious, rib tickling memes

1339 replies 1580 1733

wheaton laboratories

SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

1422 replies 64 4128 2753 4

wheaton laboratories

Dez's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

1089 replies 33 4231 1794

wheaton laboratories

Magdalene’s Bootcamp Experience

457 replies 1 1244 877

music

Music of the Moment

1484 replies 1740 17 393

fruit trees

A lot about apples!

11 18

seeds and breeding

Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

619 replies 7 629 335

wheaton laboratories

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

491 replies 1 3851 1340 2

organic

Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

1195 replies 11 1355 858

paul wheaton's pseudo blog

are there currently millions of permaculture millionaires? (the story of Gert)

241 replies 8 21 84

homestead

The aging homesteader

680 replies 3 46 464

meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

802 replies 1 96 371

meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

208 replies 2 91 187

pep

PEPPERS in action

437 replies 5 39 202

meaningless drivel

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

485 replies 10 267 425

skills to inherit property

BB clarification thread

382 replies 48 144 2

More »
Best this year

music

Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

263 replies 57 11 47

apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

200 replies 6 91 217

art

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

55 replies 8 6 54

paul wheaton's pseudo blog

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

229 replies 6 15 209

paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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

221 replies 3 15 204

art

2026 - arting - quick art share

90 replies 1 90 104

rocket mass heaters

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

209 replies 3 29 241

music

How do I learn to read music?

58 replies 2 11 40

tinkering with this site

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

75 replies 7 4 28

frugality

How to save fuel when driving?

65 replies 2 1 97

personal challenges

Knee replacement in three weeks and one day

96 replies 5 160

music

Cigar box guitar and variations

30 replies 10 12 16

cooking

What to make with just Flour and Water?

27 replies 1 4 43

music

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

122 replies 18 14 72

art

Oil paint as wood stain?

20 replies 4 5 13

art

Making tiny worlds - what is this art called

21 replies 9 3 25

gardening for beginners

Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

43 replies 6 58

frugality

Expedient insulation

37 replies 8 78

grains and pseudograins

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

78 replies 3 9 67

art

How to make fancy, medieval book covers with kids?

22 replies 2 22 35

More »
Most recent

biochar

Curbing greenhouse gases with biochar

14 seconds ago 3 replies 1 1

resources: seeds, plants, honey, consulting, etc.

Comfrey Bocking #4 in the UK

4 minutes ago 7 replies 2

transportation

Left hand turns

8 minutes ago 11 replies 2 2 9

rocket mass heaters

optimizing rmh in weird situation

14 minutes ago 22 replies 5 11

permaculture real estate

Looking for a farm to buy

45 minutes ago 6 replies

introductions

The Land, the Book, the Family: Building LFA-42 in the San Luis Valley

1 hour ago 19 replies 22

wells and springs

Solar well pump recommendations for 325ft deep well in PNW

2 hours ago 21 replies 3 9 8

homestead

The aging homesteader

2 hours ago 680 replies 3 46 464

homestead

Firing crappy workers

2 hours ago 17 replies 2 7

blatant advertising

Garden planner with permanent plant tracking

2 hours ago 7 replies 2 3 15

homestead

Aging Homesteader 2.0 Rehab the House -- How?

2 hours ago 15 replies 1 1

earthship

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

3 hours ago 7 replies 2

woodland

Share what you know about honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)

3 hours ago 47 replies 5 1

movies, videos and documentaries

Planet A - Permaculture Video

5 hours ago 0 replies 1

food as medicine

A permaculture approach to managing and treating autism

5 hours ago 30 replies 34

movies, videos and documentaries

Which YouTube channels do you like?

5 hours ago 72 replies 19 25

art

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

6 hours ago 118 replies 9 44 50

art

writing and drawing with a dip pen

6 hours ago 22 replies 9 15

biochar

Retort adjacent biochar

6 hours ago 2 replies 5 4

biochar

making biochar: methods pros and cons

6 hours ago 77 replies 3 44 45

chickens

chicken coops/runs/tractors/paddocks/pens/etc.

6 hours ago 307 replies 16 77 13

wheaton laboratories

chickens at basecamp

6 hours ago 11 replies 1 3 7

permaculture singles

43F in Central Texas

7 hours ago 2 replies

digital market

SKIP bundle - (1 skip book and digital bonus items)

$35.00

8 hours ago 0 replies 1 9 1

wood burning stoves

Matt Walker continental stove build

8 hours ago 182 replies 130 134

flowers

Flower Bulbs: What are your favorite?

9 hours ago 39 replies 37 12

gardening for beginners

What to do about mild overnight freeze

9 hours ago 13 replies 10

earthship

Is using used tires dangerous for health / nature?

10 hours ago 63 replies 1 4 6

cooking

Fish on Fridays: Fisherman’s Soup

10 hours ago 0 replies 1

homestead

Raw land, a toolbox, and a very small budget. What’s your first-year order of operations?

10 hours ago 7 replies

fish

Fishing

10 hours ago 3 replies 1 2

wwoof hosts

Volunteers & WWOOFers Wanted near Khajuraho Temples, Central India

10 hours ago 2 replies

intentional community

Community in central portugal

11 hours ago 1 reply

permaculture singles

Looking for long-term relationship/potential soulmate

11 hours ago 2 replies 1

meaningless drivel

Do you keep your ketchup and mustard in the fridge or pantry?

12 hours ago 7 replies 1

urban gardening

Plot 5: a new urban Community garden

13 hours ago 60 replies 15 15

ethics and philosophy

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

13 hours ago 652 replies 2 694

rocket mass heaters

Solar sand/thermal mass battery in combination with RMH

14 hours ago 38 replies 1 2 11

meaningless drivel

You get to go forward or backwards in time....where and when?

15 hours ago 9 replies 4

paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts

Podcast 763 - RMH Smackdown - J-Tube vs Batch Box - Part 3

15 hours ago 6 3

blatant advertising

Feedback wanted: small Excel seed-inventory prototype

15 hours ago 1 reply

blatant advertising

BaleMath: free hay and livestock planning tools — feedback welcome

16 hours ago 1 reply

blatant advertising

BloomsEye: plan flowers and vegetables in 3D before buying plants

16 hours ago 1 reply 1

blatant advertising

Free soil and mulch quantity calculator for planning garden beds

16 hours ago 1 reply

permaculture real estate

Our House In Northern Portugal Is For Sale

16 hours ago 1 reply
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- ►
Top Forums
growies
- hugelkultur 17204
- forest garden 28228
- permaculture 30568
- gardening for beginners 35817
- plants 59799
- fruit trees 27779
- woodland 12703
- soil 22933
- trees 32899
- composting 17826
- organic 20830
- lawn 6890
- potatoes 2822
- hedges 2028
- 40 more...
critters
- chickens 23824
- honey bees 7971
- bugs 12270
- goats and sheep 10231
- pigs 6573
- cattle 5183
- dogs and cats 7808
- critter care 9987
- 16 more...
building
- roundwood and timber framing 6950
- wofati and earth berm 8398
- natural building 26222
- greenhouses 11528
- cob 6702
- straw bale house 3183
- tiny house 6041
- toilet alternatives 6486
- rainwater catchment 6372
- woodworking 6378
- passive solar 3527
- grey water 3724
- finishes 1981
- fencing 4180
- stone work 2245
- earthship 2014
- nomadic housing 1678
- earth bag 3503
- 6 more...
homesteading
- homestead 46235
- gear 23645
- earthworks 10017
- ponds 8352
- wells and springs 3698
- scythes 1883
- low tech 5146
- 3 more...
energy
- rocket mass heaters 45744
- rocket stoves 30309
- alternative energy 18829
- wood burning stoves 14395
- solar 11925
- transportation 3376
- rocket ovens 2458
- 6 more...
monies
- frugality 20443
- crowdfunding 15700
- residual income streams 1738
- farm income 8961
- financial strategy 9106
- cottage industry 3129
- 2 more...
kitchen
- food preservation 14263
- fermentation 6890
- cooking 32509
- medicinal herbs 12894
- food as medicine 9578
- vegan food 1662
- 6 more...
purity
- home care 6208
- personal care 11539
- ergonomics 3401
- 1 more...
ungarbage
- recycling 7859
- repair 6215
- zero waste 5855
- upcycling 5577
- 1 more...
community
- intentional community 15224
- ecovillage 2311
- communication 6525
- decision making 780
- permaculture singles 11797
- rural 3154
- 6 more...
wilderness
- wild harvesting 8263
- ancestral skills 5100
- hunting and fishing 2162
- survival 4911
fiber arts
- textile techniques 7672
- animal fibers 3588
- plant fibers 3329
- sewing 6388
- 3 more...
art
- art 11609
- music 3994
- writing 2926
- living art 1525
- camera work 3448
- 2 more...
permaculture artisans
- sepp holzer 2807
- paul wheaton's pseudo blog 14345
- masanobu fukuoka 2236
- geoff lawton 1452
- permaculture artisans 2614
- 2 more...
regional
- missoula 7525
- cascadia 10234
- rockies 5089
- great white north 4423
- europe 3990
- southwest usa 4490
- midwest usa 4145
- eastern usa 3313
- southeast usa 4949
- ozarks 3025
- south america / central america / mexico 1810
- iberia 3100
- africa 2285
- 13 more...
education
- pdc 2606
- workshops 3404
- conferences / convergences 1124
- kids 4041
- online learning 2911
- science and research 2751
- 5 more...
skip
- skills to inherit property 4168
- pep 6261
- pea 1256
- pep gardening 978
- pep animal care 1258
- pep textiles 2416
- skip workshop 1484
- 20 more...
experiences
- volunteer offerings 4205
- jobs offered 2361
- jobs wanted 1404
- land shares 4565
- 7 more...
global resources
- books 12507
- movies, videos and documentaries 5859
- products 2009
- paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts 4317
- resources: seeds, plants, honey, consulting, etc. 5732
- blatant advertising 4431
- podcasts 933
- magazines 276
- 7 more...
projects
- projects 23541
- wheaton laboratories 36416
- permaculture design 9198
- permaculture sites 2348
digital market
- paul wheaton 2943
- videos 1112
- ernie and erica wisner 205
- ebooks 1181
- mike oehler 144
- digital market 5090
- growing with nature 46
- permies affiliate program 328
- 8 more...
permies.com
- tinkering with this site 45028
- introductions 9034
- meaningless drivel 83845
- wiki 25661
- 1 more...
Go to forum