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Best topics in this week

Repairing an acoustic guitar that sinks in at the bridge (saddle)

Perennials, the gift you can keep giving

Salvador Ibáñez mandolin (is it okay to play a 100 year old instrument?)

Cushions for the rocket bench

"Deep Pantry" AKA storing extra of food you like to eat and know how to cook

Plum Tree (Not) Blossoming

Permies Poll: Raised Chicken Coop vs Walk-in Chicken Coop

how to convert pounds to an acre down to ounces per square feet?

Thought experiment - convert a nissen shed

Opening up. Musical instruments improve with playing

Foraging 200,000 Calories from 10 Different Species

Quite possibly the best song for cooking spaghetti

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

where to sell plants and other items besides eBay?

Permies Poll: Do you maintain a root cellar?

How to minimize mosquitoes?

Food Storage For People Who Don’t Hate Food

Help tweak plan

Learning lawn care in hot climates and looking for advice

Noisy new ducks, waking up the neighbours

Introduction from County Mayo, Ireland

Monocrystalline vs polycrystalline for small off-grid cabin - real world experience?

Dream clothes line?

Arborist Chips

Buff Orpington hen not laying

Is 1/2 inch Copper Line big enough from 500 Gallon Propane Tank to Cabin

Whatsit?

Do I have the Thyme?

Ozarks of Missouri developing land

From wood Chips to Potting Soil

Curious Inquiry - Beginner Mind

Which bed layout should I go for on my 8% sloped land?

Some Week!!

Guidance on RMH build in a light wood construction

riding mowers loose in the neighborhood!!!

is there a summer 2026 schedule?

Short movie - The Kitchen Garden

People's Republic of Fermentation

willow feeder audiobook? Is there enough interest in creating this?

A rather extreme scrap wood project....

Chamomile Planting

unidentified weed ( Thlaspi arvensis)

Middle Aged Couple Searching For a Connection

Failed shiitake on beech

Your first heartbreak

First year apple trees with woolly aphids

New to permaculture seeking community, connection and a soulmate, homesteading/sustainable living

Cob building in Georgia

Built a new grill

Youtube channel My Engines has shared open source plans for a working thermoacoustic sterling engine

Show 284: Spring Tonics

160 acres near Utah burning man

Wanted- Over 60 in Texas

19.26 acres in Athens, WI near Wausau

Permaculture homes to visit in interior BC for a family looking to move to BC someday?

Wild Permaculture 4 day Retreat in Stoneham Maine

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From the Spring Foraging Cookbook: Sow Thistle and Spiderwort

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