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A lot about apples!

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Americans, please don't use 2 letter abbreviations for your state!

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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Expedient insulation

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Is rabbit meat too lean?

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Advice needed on weeding and cover cropping, garden bed maintenance

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Words or phrases that permaculture really needs!

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