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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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funny signs

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music

Music of the Moment

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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Quote of the day

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pep

PEPPERS in action

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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The official permies.com Book Review Grid with more than 100 books listed

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not another yarn blog (spinning, weaving, and natural dyeing)

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hugelkultur

Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

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Caleb's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

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The simple pleasures of the day (please add your own)

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rocket mass heaters

Matt Walker tiny cookstove build in Portugal

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Unapparent disability

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Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting

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Paint small and paint smaller - discworld fan art

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Who are my new neighbours? (apparently now yellow jackets afterall)

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Before and after pictures contest

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Matt Walker continental stove build

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art

Permaculture-core: what is the permaculture aesthetic?

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Carrying things on your head

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Mistborn score - any good?

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wheaton laboratories

Chris' Bootcamp Experience Log

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my garden plans, sort of...

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Making my own watercolors with natural pigments (both homemade and storebought)

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Is there a food I can eat to make bugs love me less

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Can you only buy 5 items of clothing this year?

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Never too late to start!

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Firewood Calculator

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Seth's Lazer-Focused, Long-Winded, Lively List of Lab Lessons (BEL)

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Plants to attract birds of prey for shelter and nesting.

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Looking for more heirloom Irish and Swedish seeds to help reclaim my community's past.

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How did plants evolve?

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Tech-free Community

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Can Chickens be Used to Kill Grass?

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Is growing your own food a waste of time?

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JP and The Eternal Now (BEL)

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vegan food

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Business ideas for permies

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Ice Damaged Plum Tree

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Beginner soapmaking without a digital scale?

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rotational grazing

Fertilizer for Pastures...worth buying in?

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Rotational Browsing Goats

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Has anyone tasted the seeds of Caragana boisii or Siberian pea shrub (smaller variety)?

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Loved Clothes Last by Orsola de Castro

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How many eggs can I pile up before they start to crack?

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Bin Block Building

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Proud moments

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Rebekah's 800 plates journal

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3D Plans - Solar Food Dehydrator with Rocket Boost

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Matt Walker continental stove build

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introductions

Mountain State Guy

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Creating a culture of repairing rather than trashing things

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Blackberries/Raspberries beginner questions

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homestead

My city farm

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Homemade glassware

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