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funny signs

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Music of the Moment

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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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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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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Why does the barn have no walls?

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Carrying things on your head

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Mistborn score - any good?

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Permaculture-core: what is the permaculture aesthetic?

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Chris' Bootcamp Experience Log

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art

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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HELP! My milkpaint on concrete is cracking and chipping off!

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JP and The Eternal Now (BEL)

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quotes

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Low Tech Laboratory Combo

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"Seed-snail" testing thread, 2025

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Sweep a Floor - PEP BB nest.sand.sweepfloor

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Slow TV - moose migration

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the first willow feeder (wheelie bin pooper) at paul's place - "chateau de poo"

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toilet alternatives

what is a willow feeder

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toilet alternatives

willow feeder resources WIKI

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Mistborn score - any good?

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online learning

The Garden Master Course by Helen Atthowe HD Streaming

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