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gear

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

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The aging homesteader

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earthworks

Garden picture exchange!

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women peeing outdoors

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Dave Burton's Boot Adventures at Wheaton Labs and Basecamp

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What is a fair price per acre for land?

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Brandon and Nikki's Homestead

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the solutions are embarrassingly simple

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The little water garden

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gear

Tool thoughts for women

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root cellars

Fall Decor Pumpkins/squash that are excellent eating

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Small, easy projects that make a big difference

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ponds

Major earthworks starting -- central texas

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Landrace Gardening

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Crypto-permie homesteaders on Nat Geo TV show "Live Free Or Die"

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Show Us What You Are Hauling On Your Bike

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Using a cast iron skillet ain't so hard!

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Easiest Vegetable to Grow

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My Unexpected Frog Pond

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best wood for a wooden spoon

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Carrying things on your head

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gear

Non-standard uses of tools

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How do you prepare for storms and natural disasters?

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gear

Shovel Breakers Anonymous

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neutralizing my carbon footprint

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low tech

Smelting Steel from iron ore

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Non-electric laundry room with massive drying capacity?

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ponds

In Progress: From nasty surface runoff to native plants and minnows

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low tech

Window Insulation: Pearl's designs for layers

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low tech

Clotheline options on bedrock?

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gear

All things machete

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gear

Bucket stools are useful!

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low tech

"Weak Sauce" Homesteading Hacks - What's Yours?

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gear

air fryer big ovens?

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homestead

Need advice on stable access to water

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low tech

Keeping mice and rats out of storage sheds

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low tech

Dead solar panels reuse ideas

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Outdoor Wash Station / Sink ideas?

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gear

Safety when working on sloped surfaces

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gear

Help with Computer problem ... Grammarly

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Gley technique for sealing ponds and dams .... and walls?

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So, PEP, not? Which one?

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gear

Walking tractors David Bradley, why they are not used more? and other discussions.

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Keeping mice and rats out of storage sheds

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what is this road surface called? they are 'articulated concrete block' 'acb's'

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gear

What is the best way to sharpen a knife?

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Seeking Permaculture Consultant/Farmer for 25+ Acre Homestead in Sadieville, KY

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Riona's micro-homesteading thread

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Homestead Maple sugaring, for aesthetics,. economy and ecology

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Garden on Corliss Homestead Journal

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Free rent on a farm in Fresno County California

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gear

propane on demand hot water heaters (no electricity)

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gear

Any experience with small-ish drum mowers for haying?

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Reservoirs silting up

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wells and springs

How to collect water from small stream more effectively?

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Swale overflow

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Off-grid water filter tips?

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gear

Our new commercial washing machine

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WaLensee tools

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Creamed Tomato Recipe

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Winter - Rock Salt vs Pet Safe Salt vs Sand vs Other?

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Seeking like-minded individuals.

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gear

Why do hot water tanks have such a bad rep?

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Trailers - teach me what I need to know!

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Can someone tell me about my well?

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Outdoor Wash Station / Sink ideas?

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Using cinder blocks to grind metal?

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Private Lot for rent or trade on 32 acres

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Replacing Irrigation with Permaculture by Paul Wheaton

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gear

Cast Iron by Lodge

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I plan to build a small concrete weir (2-3ft crest) along a disappearing creek in Haiti.

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Southern California Homestead stories

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Non-electric-permaculture homestead seeking apprentices

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Homesteading Opportunity

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gear

I Miss My Dryer De-Linting My Clothes

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Looking for land owners who need onsite stewards

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wells and springs

Drip irrigation filtering iron water

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gear

What Browser do you use?

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homestead

Looking for mature couple interested in a Homestead Exchange Opportunity in Western Colorado

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earthworks

House, Meet Creek

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The aging homesteader

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North Carolina- Opportunities to Expand Homesteading Skillset

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Storing staple foods long term in beer bottles

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gear

Rubber seed trays

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gear

Old Grip Driver ratcheting screwdriver

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