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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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The aging homesteader

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Northern Lights alert

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

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Alexandra Malecki made it to PEP2! Follow my family SKIP to homestead!

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The Glorious Revolution - 25th of May - Pratchett and discworld

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Making my own watercolors with natural pigments (both homemade and storebought)

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

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'French box easel' - can it really work for painting out and about?

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Food Revolution Summit - all this week!

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Official taste tester

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scuffle hoe?

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Looking for cold-climate growers to join a GOOF livestream panel (Missoula)

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Has Anyone Converted SKIP to be used in homeschool?

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How do I track and document changes in temperature and humidity?

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Nursery owners — how do you keep track of your plant inventory?

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Help out with garlic harvest and gardens in upstate NY

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New here! Now starting with two hydroponics systems

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How to prepare Hugelkultur for spring.

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

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Finding time to post

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How to best use non-chicken eggs in the kitchen?

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Another permies live stream going on right now

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Home made laundry detergent

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Electric Pressure Cooker with custom-temp thermostat

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Ideas for Trellis Gardening

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grapes

Never learned grape pruning – how should I start with these neglected vines?

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plants

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Emergency Dome fm 12 4x8 Plywood Sheets

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Chicago hardy fig zone 6 winter protection success!

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Developing guilds - without spending money

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what's for dinner?

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How to use dry sunflower stalks in my soil?

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What is your favorite bird?

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Do you still listen to albums?

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The limits of solar energy

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trees

Whatsit? Crepe Myrtle

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Looking for my soulmate

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My first Batchbox build, on top of Barcelona's mountain.

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Daylight Saving Time

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Baby talk that's been promoted to real talk?

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paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts

Podcast 736 - 45 Permaculture Solutions - Part 3

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cascadia

The most exciting permaculture news of MY day!

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Humility - A missing piece in today's society?

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conservation

Why Medieval Blanket Systems Worked At -40°F While Your 300$ Bedding Fails

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