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composting toilet

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wofati and earth berm

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greenhouse suck factor

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greenhouses

Rocket stoves in Greenhouses , our own forum topic

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composting toilet

toilet paper alternative- wash with water

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rainwater catchment

Rainwater collection to supplement public water

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natural building

double chamber cob oven plans - download

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wofati and earth berm

My Underground house build

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fencing

Help me design my living fence

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wofati and earth berm

Ant Wofati Progression

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woodworking

Solar Food Dryers?

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tiny house

Here Is Our Micro-Homestead. Enjoy.

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fencing

junkpole fence: freaky cheap chicken/deer fence made from wood typically thrown away

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natural building

french drain pipe - not for water from above?

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woodworking

best wood for a wooden spoon

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greenhouses

New Greenhouse build with thermal mass storage; air-to-water heat exchange system

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wofati and earth berm

wofati eco building

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greenhouses

Please help: Rocket Stove in greenhouse does not work

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natural building

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Mike's passive solar greenhouse design/build

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earthship

Is using used tires dangerous for health / nature?

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Solar Dehydrator Plans - Combo Package download

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cob

Dale's cob house, in the Philippines

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aquaponics

New Aquaponics Series from Jack Spirko

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stone work

86 year old stone mason and the art of Portuguese cobble stones

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greenhouses

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rainwater catchment

Waynes rainwater harvest start to finish

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roundwood and timber framing

James' log cabin build

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tiny house

Is it time for an Off grid Property Owners Association?

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tiny house

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fencing

Creative fence idea, will it work?

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natural building

wonky joists

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wofati and earth berm

Looking for Noise Barrier Ideas

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rainwater catchment

Hugel-Chinampas, now with duckoponic swales

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roundwood and timber framing

Log Cabin Day: Jun 25

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natural building

Maintaining a "modern" home with natural building?

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electrical

Can anyone direct me to the best information on wiring a new residence for 100% LED lighting?

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roundwood and timber framing

Do you have an old-fashioned sawbuck? Do you have ANY sawbuck? How'd you make it? Let us see it!

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greenhouses

Can I convert a Greenhouse to a house

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tiny house

our 10x12 tiny house...

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natural building

Wheelhouse design

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Mycelium walls?

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greenhouses

SCHS Greenhouse Build

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roundwood and timber framing

Coppicing, Debarking, Associated Projects...

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natural building

Books/info sources on straw/cob building

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grey water

Recycling greywater, radically

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grey water

Grey Water Systems?

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natural building

Can I use cob as a mortar for a rock house

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tiny house

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fencing

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plumbing

Permies opinions on the purity of potable PEX?

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cob

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cob

Sand Particle Size for Cob?

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How to protect untreated wood posts for 200 years?

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Chinese Sticky Rice Mortar

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cob

Cob Building in the Ozarks

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stone work

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greenhouses

Modifying old Commercial Greenhouses

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aquaponics

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earthen floor

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cob

When is soil too dirty, and what is this?

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grey water

frozen greywater pipe

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roundwood and timber framing

Continuing Adventure in Roundwood Timber Framing

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Rainy PNW Underground Root Cellar Ideas

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Joining columns and roof rafters

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natural building

Rammed earth with lime instead of cement

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earthship

Adjusting Earthships for Freezing and Wet Climates

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aquaponics

Are there common (normally garden) plants that like wet feet well enough to grow in submerged pots?

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Mixing and matching odd lots of panels with controllers and inverters

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aquaponics

resources to learn about ponds

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earthship

Pounded Tires vs Poured Cement or CMUs

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straw bale house

Spray Plaster

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South Knowlesville Land Trust

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