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funny signs

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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Quote of the day

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The aging homesteader

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Northern Lights alert

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

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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

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Oil paint as wood stain?

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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

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Expedient insulation

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Nettle-A-Long, harvesting stinging nettle yarn

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Repairing an acoustic guitar that sinks in at the bridge (saddle)

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Cushions for the rocket bench

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Generating electricity off-grid with used veggie oil

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Cob building in Georgia

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Quite possibly the best song for cooking spaghetti

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My version of Elizabeth Cotten's "Freight Train"

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Salvador Ibáñez mandolin (is it okay to play a 100 year old instrument?)

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Noisy new ducks, waking up the neighbours

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One April day in Portugal...

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Designing a 1 Acre Permaculture Model Farm in Pakistan

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Plot 5: a new urban Community garden

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natural building

Hemp-Lime wall build

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Help tweak plan

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Do I have the Thyme?

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how to best eat diatomaceous earth?

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Plum Tree (Not) Blossoming

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Youtube channel My Engines has shared open source plans for a working thermoacoustic sterling engine

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

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How to unclog a long culvert?

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Homestead Nutrition

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Opening up. Musical instruments improve with playing

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Built a new grill

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New book!

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What to do with Piles of rotting wood

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Wanted- Over 60 in Texas

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Homesteading skills needed to be successful

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4 Day Beginner Permaculture Retreat in Maine July 23-26, 2026

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Gert Comes Alive

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gamcod

2025 call-out for GAMCOD gardeners

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Roasting coffee

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chickens

Bad boy rooster!

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