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jokes

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meaningless drivel

Game - Picture Association

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recycling

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

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meaningless drivel

You know you're a permie when...

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meaningless drivel

Hilarious, rib tickling memes

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wheaton laboratories

SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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wheaton laboratories

Dez's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

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Magdalene’s Bootcamp Experience

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Music of the Moment

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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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music

Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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pep

PEPPERS in action

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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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organic

Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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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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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

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homestead

The aging homesteader

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meaningless drivel

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

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hugelkultur

Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

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music

Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

258 replies 56 11 44

wheaton laboratories

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

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music

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

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art

2026 - arting - quick art share

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art

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

53 replies 7 6 51

paul wheaton's pseudo blog

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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

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meaningless drivel

Are hobbies dead?

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rocket mass heaters

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

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music

How do I learn to read music?

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apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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frugality

How to save fuel when driving?

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tinkering with this site

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

73 replies 7 4 27

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this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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music

Cigar box guitar and variations

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art

Oil paint as wood stain?

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gardening for beginners

Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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frugality

Expedient insulation

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skills to inherit property

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

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meaningless drivel

BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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ethics and philosophy

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

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beans

What's Eating my Beans???

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gardening for beginners

Horseradish planting & growing

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meaningless drivel

Change a letter game

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trees

Making Tomato CagesFrom Saplings

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cooking

What's fermenting in your kitchen?

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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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homestead

Giving up (sort of, but not really)

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gardening for beginners

Three Sisters Year 4

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plants

Magnesium - alternatives to Epsom salts

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tinkering with this site

trying to access my stuff

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plants

What's growing well for you this year?

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natural building

Harded lyme plaster walls

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cooking

How to have healthy food around all the time

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greenhouses

Growing Spaces Growing Dome

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critter care

How do you store livestock feed?

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pep textiles

Mend hole in pants or skirt - PEP BB textiles.straw.repair.pants-skirt

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pep textiles

Sew a shirt - PEP BB textile.straw.sew.shirt

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root crops

Murasaki sweet potatoes

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gardening for beginners

Reseeding (ongoing volunteer) tomatoes

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gear

More tractor = Better say reptile caveman part of brain!

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wild harvesting

Juniper identification

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alternative energy

Building 100 AH LiFePo4 Battery Box

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pep natural medicine

Dry comfrey leaf for a tea, infusion, or decoction - PEP BB medicine.sand.dry.comfrey

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stone work

Spring house input

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tinkering with this site

Donating to permies.com + getting fun stuff in the process!

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pep animal care

Build an insect hotel - PEP BB animal.sand.insect

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pep natural medicine

Make an infusion of thyme leaf - PEP BB medicine.sand.thymeinfusion

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digital market

homesteading and permaculture bundle 2026

$35.00

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food preservation

Permies Poll: Do you maintain a root cellar?

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solar

Running solar wires long distance

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bread

Creative uses for sourdough - there's more to this stuff than just bread

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gardening for beginners

All About Pumpkins

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seeds and breeding

'Going to Seed' seeds! Joseph Lofthouse's Landrace Seed Share group *UPDATE for 2026*

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meaningless drivel

My version of Elizabeth Cotten's "Freight Train"

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

I will attempt to heat my home all winter with just cardboard and garbage

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urban gardening

The Village Green, Northside, Cincinnati Ohio

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forest garden

How do you decide where a species belongs in a food forest?

15 hours ago 4 replies

seeds and breeding

Heirloom and rare seeds exchange/trade? Anyone?

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gardening for beginners

Planting asparagus berries

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pollinators

Monarch caterpillars are here! (and other activity on the milkweeds)

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flowers

Hibiscus? Roselle!

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wheaton laboratories

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

16 hours ago 152 replies 68 161 256

permaculture

Simple illustration of a microclimate

16 hours ago 7 replies 1 2 6

gardening for beginners

Tomatoes - help me find a taste explosion

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