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A lot about apples!

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

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Northern Lights alert

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The aging homesteader

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

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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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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How to save fuel when driving?

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this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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Oil paint as wood stain?

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frugality

Expedient insulation

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Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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How much land does a good life require?

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personal care

How Does One Make Showers Less Unpleasant?

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Change a letter game

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hugelkultur

I have ambitious plans for a handful of Hugelkultur mounds. What am I missing/doing wrong?

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Drawing the line - what trees do you save?

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Install 30 Feet of Permanent Clothes Line - PEP BB nest.straw.clothesline

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Wardrobe Design-For less washing, wear and tear

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Gardening in the wrong climate?

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Uprooting and relocating a young mulberry tree?

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34F dreaming in the Ozarks

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Game - Picture Association

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Drop 6” to 8” dead standing tree with a bow saw - PEP BB woodland.sand.deadbow

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Pest/Disease ID

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cooking

R2BQ

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greenhouses

Greenhouses where it is cold for a long time...

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To Mound or Not??

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

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Funny cartoons

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Crop rotation and permaculture

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books

The Resilient Gardener by Carol Deppe

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30F | Ready to Build an Off-Grid Life | VA but open to relocate

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35 m with own homestead in Minnesota

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Pawpaw planting questions

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Hydrogen Augmentation of Vehicle Fuel

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biochar

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Three Sisters Year 4

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Walking sticks

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biochar

Storing liquid inoculants for biochar

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Loveable Loo Thoughts: Larger receptables to allow for a larger toilet seat?

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Carve a first-timer spoon - PEP BB roundwood.sand.spoon

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Creating a new permaculture village in Portugal

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Permaculture polytunnel or Nancy's Undercover Gardening

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clothing

What do you wear when you work outside?

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africa

Indigenous seed conference in Eastern Africa.

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composting

Ways to combat higher fertilizer prices and sustaining ourselves in the long run.

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Crows and Fresh Planted Sweet Corn

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Car buying

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