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Game - Picture Association

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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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organic

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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textile techniques

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

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hugelkultur

Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

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wheaton laboratories

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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personal care

Unapparent disability

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art

Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting

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art

Glazing and underpainting - for the frugal oil painter (grisaille, brunaille, verdaille, etc)

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art

Hobby, crafting, or art no-buy anyone? (perennial self-accountability thread)

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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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Why does the barn have no walls?

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Before and after pictures contest

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garden plans, records, results, hopes.....

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wood burning stoves

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

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bugs

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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Beginner soapmaking without a digital scale?

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Composite gates

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plants

Is ground ivy underappreciated?

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personal care

Show 234: Watercress, Waterleaf and Bush Honeysuckle

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bread

How do you manage your sourdough starter?

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berries

Let's talk seaberry!

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home care

BBC article on vinegar as a cleaner

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gamcod

$5000 worth of groceries for $10, 10 hours and some dirt

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mulch

Alfalfa hay as mulch?

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The people growing their own toilet paper (Plectranthus barbatus) - BBC

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greenhouses

My green/hoop-house thingy build

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gardening for beginners

Is growing your own food a waste of time?

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vegan food

Garlic mustard and dead nettle recipes

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permaculture singles

66/m/healthy/ vegan,raw/29 acres/central VA/ seeking female with similar

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wood burning stoves

Matt Walker continental stove build

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honey bees

Honeybees Love My Biochar! (A Mystery)

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kitchen product

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homestead

Homeline breakers?

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gear

Blundstone Work Boots

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ethics and philosophy

my thoughts are sometimes better expressed by others.....

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pea

Set up a home rabbit system - PEA BB animal.sand.rabbit

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wofati and earth berm

What is Wood duff - a silly question

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perennial vegetables

Chamchwi (Korean aster) experiences

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gardening for beginners

Three Sisters Garden year 3, 2025

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wheaton laboratories

SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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intentional community

Tech-free Community

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jobs wanted

In search of pet friendly Room and board in exchange for helping/working

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fruit trees

Sprouting seeds for peach trees

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gardening for beginners

Tips/Tricks for transplanting trees and bushes

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gardening for beginners

How to grow small scale corn?

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Multiple items in a crock pot?

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gardening for beginners

Squash Seedlings

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rainwater catchment

Permies Poll: Do you have rainwater catchment on your homestead?

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tips for awkward spots

Street side perennials.

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intentional community

Partial Work Exchange Tiny Home in Mountains of Western North Carolina

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pep gardening

Direct Seed Perennials - PEP BB gardening.straw.perennial

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"It's all good" and other sayings that don't make sense

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propagation

Jerusalem Artichokes - how to multiply fastest

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tiny house

Looking for land ideas

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wells and springs

Sprinkler pumps? shallow (30') well pumps for irrigation?

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kiwis

Kiwi Issai pruning first year

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tinkering with this site

Kickstarter Support

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apples

Growing Apple Trees from Seed Naturally

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chickens

How Much Organic Feed for 100 Broilers? My Real-Life Experience (Plus Tips to Save Money!)

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gear

pH testing kit?

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