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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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Hilarious, rib tickling memes

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funny signs

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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Quote of the day

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

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The aging homesteader

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Northern Lights alert

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PEPPERS in action

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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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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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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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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Permaculture-core: what is the permaculture aesthetic?

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

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

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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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Catherine The Grateful - not permaculture farm, lessons from the field (BEL)

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

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Expedient insulation

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Seed starting hack...

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finishes

What happens if you mix hydrated lime with Plaster of Paris? (Making frescos with kids)

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Dear Abby, My Hounds Refuse to Eat Store-Bought Carrots

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Simple and effective outdoor wood fire hot tub bath design

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ice damming prevention

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My first mushroom attempt

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Permies' lived experience versus AI

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rocket mass heaters

Uncle Mud Tiny House Rocket Mass Heater 1 Year Update--The Long Firegeek Version

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greenhouses

My green/hoop-house thingy build

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Women learning how to build infrastructure

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Looking for Home in Oregon

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rocket mass heater jamboree October 5-9 2026

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wells and springs

DIY Water FLOW Testing

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finishes

Making milk paint by the gallon to paint my garage remodel!

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rainwater catchment

Keeping the snow from ripping the gutter off of my greenhouse for rainwater catchment

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fruit trees

Clearing Woods for Apple Orchard. Advice on brush removal, Anyone do this? Looking for Advice.

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rocket mass heaters

Shorty Core + Oven Single Skin Bell Build

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Your suggestions have been mashed into the PIE page - wuddyathink?

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music

Where to put the guitar, ukulele, or other string instrument?

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digital market

Laundry Detergent that Grows on Trees ebook by Kathryn Ossing

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digital market

The Permaculture and Food Self-Reliance Power Pack!

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organic

Alfalfa friend or foe?

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cooking

Erlenmeyer Flasks

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composting

questions about collecting seagrass and seaweed for soil building

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Permie rug idea thread

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asia

Scythes, and scythe adjacent tools in Japan

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textile tools

Home scale spinning frame (multiple spindles, one hand crank)

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biochar

what makes biochar good or bad?

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Definitely not Cupid

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Boot problem question

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composting

best brand bought bagged compost?

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Homeschooling and Art

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Bowyer and fletching

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Looking for a Tribe (Zones 8-10)

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Youtube gone all choppy?

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

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

sleaze and anti-sleaze (or, soul building to cure a flood of sleaze)

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homestead

Emergency water purification recommendation

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wofati and earth berm

Hobbit Home Progress.

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wild harvesting

From the Spring Foraging Cookbook: Salsify

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forest garden

Book: food forest plants for mediterranean conditions

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Received a suspicious, inappropriate or abusive PM?

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Should I start a Tree/Plant Nursery Business

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