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

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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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The aging homesteader

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Brandon and Nikki's Homestead

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the solutions are simple

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Tool thoughts for women

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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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gear

Using a cast iron skillet ain't so hard!

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Show Us What You Are Hauling On Your Bike

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Ways to cope with thick wildfire smoke

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Fall Decor Pumpkins/squash that are excellent eating

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Solar Food Dryers?

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Here Is Our Micro-Homestead. Enjoy.

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best wood for a wooden spoon

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How to time growing a family and starting a homestead?

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I thought I had prepared - turns out sickness whacked my perfect world

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Small, easy projects that make a big difference

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Human chainsaw

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A well-designed small house makes life much simpler!

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gear

Hand chain saws

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Tools! My grandfather's and my uncle's

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Just Use Less!

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How do you drought-proof your permaculture project?

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Historical Root Cellars

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What do you do when you find a sign saying "free yarn"?

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Lone wolf vs. giving up my dreams vs. Lone wolf planning for success

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gear

Please explain heat pumps to me like I'm an 8 year old

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What is a water garden?

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gear

Where do you store your gardening tools?

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Starting a new homestead from scratch - what are the most essential tools?

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Chinampa in marshy area - water terraces

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Using Kites to do work

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What to know before we go to our first SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) event?

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How much money to save before proceeding to forge a new life?

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gear

garden apron or belt or...how do you carry your pruners etc around with you?

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My Unexpected Frog Pond

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JADAM or KNF recipes that can use High Bicarbonate well wwater

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Who can guess what's wrong with this engine?

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What do you do with small rocks?

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Screening Out Loud

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Bentonite to seal a pond, with rocks

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Homesteading as the way of life

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Want to live self-sustaining lifestyle in Alaska..Opportunites?

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Homesteading Northern California 76 Acres

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Homesteading in the NW

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How do I use plants to create a mini-pond ecosystem that doesn't need a filter?

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Low tech kitchen ventilation in a tiny house

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Drip tape problems, have you had these?

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Okay to wear white before Memorial Day?

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Wood chipper advice

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Mini digger, advice, suggestions, tips, hidesight, etc

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Finally! Earthmovers are here

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Awesome free tools for gardeners/solar/greenhouses/etc.

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One step closer to our dream garden

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Working with a wet-ish field

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Sheep Fleece as Geotextile

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How do Permies feel about “prescribed burns”?

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Fokin ploskorez hoe by Ecominded

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Homesteading in the NW

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Unscheduled tree work

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Road building over the ages

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Advice planning our homestead

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* Welcome back Yury Smirnov, of Ecominded.net, for Fokin hoe giveaway!!

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Saana's journey to homesteading

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When to cut grass

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Another step closer to chickens on the homestead

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Raw land in Wyoming

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Using a pool pump and sand filter to get drinking water from pond

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Living Energy Lights

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Closer to getting the chicken coop

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A well-designed small house makes life much simpler!

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Swales on heavily forested land

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Venting frustration and hopelessness in land search

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Build or buy?

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Using old milk churn for storage of drinking water?

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Exit and Build III: May 18th-22nd. 2023

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The aging homesteader

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Spring and Mystery Basement Pipes Mystery

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