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Hilarious, rib tickling memes

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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

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homestead

The aging homesteader

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Quote of the day

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Northern Lights alert

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pep

PEPPERS in action

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

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skills to inherit property

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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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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

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music

How do I learn to read music?

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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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music

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

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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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frugality

Expedient insulation

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wheaton laboratories

Jessee's Bootcamp Experience for today

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grains and pseudograins

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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Underappreciated rumex patientia - Patience dock

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gardening for beginners

What to do with snap peas!

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perennial vegetables

Tuberous Jerusalem sage

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Daylight Savings Time - for Real?

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greening the desert

How do you think of different root systems?

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land shares

Live Free in private TX island cabin & trade your Permaculture efforts while you build your home!

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mulch

Ramial chipped branch wood

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medicinal herbs

Is there a way I can preserve aloe vera?

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ethics and philosophy

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

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What can I do with (surprise!) coco coir?

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rocket mass heaters

Rocket Stoves

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composting

worms for chicken feed

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zero waste

Clutter madness vs. zero waste - where's the balance?

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introductions

Hello from Pittsburg, California

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wood burning stoves

Building a stove in my fireplace

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plumbing

cutting ditches to move water around a ranch ("stock pond" refills) on a mega-site

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gardening for beginners

How do I add to soil, without disturbing it?

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trees

Has anyone experienced willow logs on the edge of planned riparian zones?

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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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intentional community

OK Ozarks 1,000+ Acre Off-Grid Christian Community

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music

Music of the Moment

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plumbing

Adding hand pump to existing wells

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Daniel's Bootcamp Experience Log (BEL)

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solar

Electrical/Solar help needed

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greenhouses

My Monitor Barndominium Greenhouse project

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urban gardening

What Makes Community Gardens Successful in Hot, Dry Cities?

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homestead

Stories from the wild side.

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organic

Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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earthworks

farmland rehabilitation a variety of examples I have found

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honey bees

Hello from a small apiary near Santiago, Chile

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land shares

Land shares / looking to trade work and skill and possibly caretaking/community

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homestead

Styrofoam (ugh): Any productive use on a farm?

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homestead

My city farm

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fermentation

Fermenting ideas with (cooking) pears?

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plants

Uses for thistle

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intentional community

Help wanted, space available in East Tennessee

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plumbing

Winterize your home my Permies!

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cob

Cob at MUD

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rocket mass heaters

Rocket Mass Heater Resources Wiki

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propagation

Walking onions

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alternative energy

Infographic to consider the best heat - all costs

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trees

Nikita's Gift Persimmon -- I have some questions for people who have them

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books

Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture by J. Russell Smith

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fencing

Grateful Dead Hedge

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biochar

Changing size of biochar pile

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