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

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You know you're a permie when...

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Hilarious, rib tickling memes

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SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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The aging homesteader

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Northern Lights alert

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pep

PEPPERS in action

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

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

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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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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frugality

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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Knee replacement in three weeks and one day

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cooking

What to make with just Flour and Water?

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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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Making tiny worlds - what is this art called

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art

How to make fancy, medieval book covers with kids?

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forum goals/mission

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art

Asking the impossible - Jean-François Millet

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upcycling

creative permie uses for old jeans

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rocket mass heaters

Adding a mass to the Liberator rocket stove

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wildlife

The (Un)Offical Permie's Wildlife Picture Thread

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fencing

Permie ideas for wonderful gate latches

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paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts

Podcast 761 - RMH Smackdown - J-Tube vs Batch Box - Part 1

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chickens

How should you triage/treat a sick chicken?

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chickens

Northern Fowl Mites (Ornithonyssus sylviarum)

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Busy farmer seeking farm partner/ companion

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cooking

Why do you like spicy food?

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the first 100 Otises

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rocket stoves

Waste oil drip integrated to a rocket stove?

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66/m/healthy/ vegan,raw/29 acres/central VA/ seeking female with similar

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When is the last time you saw a rainbow?

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SE Michigan, 52 M seeks assistance and mutual benefit through cooperation and trust…

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cooking

Reheating Foods in the Air Fryer

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Judith's garden plans, records, results, hopes.....

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Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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permaculture

Need advice on where to start

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Very fast-draining soil near a well - northern Portugal

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a new overhaul of the freeheat page - need feedbacks for world domination

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

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how to organize information from various tests so a doctor will look at the whole picture?

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Sit Spots and Nature Journals -- Observing and identifying your world

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don't have babies

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Yacon plant - Smallanthus Sonchifolius

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Living history crafts for the Northern Wei Dynasty? (Need ideas for Historical Disney Princess class

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Natural strings for musical instruments

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the particulate from a rocket mass heater is cleaner than electric or natural gas

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alternative energy

Solar Pecron E2000LFP - Battery Discontinued Bummer + DIY expansion details

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gardening for beginners

What to do with snap peas!

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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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I like that permaculture is actionable

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gardening for beginners

Three Sisters Year 4

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trees

Hybrid Poplar Tree Factory here in Western New York

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Oh wow - my rice and lentils are glowing!

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greening the desert

Can you make rain with permaculture?

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Quote of the day

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rainwater catchment

gravity fed drip irrigation

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jokes

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root crops

Addi Anchote

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Alternating forum view

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Can you think of any hobbies that are directly related to gardening?

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