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Out with the old RMH

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Natural glue for finer woodworking & lutherie

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personal challenges

Auditory hallucinations, or hearing voices

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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meaningless drivel

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Best topics in this year

do NOT use plastic

Stop wasting money by buying whole chicken and learning to break it down and use it all

4S '26: Stephen's Snowbirding & Sustainability Sojourn, February 2026

Ways to combat higher fertilizer prices and sustaining ourselves in the long run.

please share ideas for growing BIG sweet potatoes, several pounds per plant

raining non-stop

Where to put the guitar, ukulele, or other string instrument?

What I do with freebie meat scraps...

Euptoieta claudia - Variegated Fritillary...caterpillar and chrysalis and now a butterfly emerged!

Food grade lye - sourcing or making

Snow is magic!!

Homesteading in Cities

Buying a used string instrument, what does one need to know?

Help! Cat vs laptop

Can Pigs add?

the price of pie

Would you rather ... eat licorice or eat candy corn?

Show me your Teapots.

How do you cut out eyeholes in a papier-mâché mask?

My Burning Question: How do you pronounce "Peridot"?

giant gardener guy, pretty old and wore out, with a 100% failure rate in relationships

Cushions for the rocket bench

Avian flu: When/if to freak out?

Bucket handles

Do you 'refresh' your garden every year?

A single question to learn so much about the other person?

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

Out with the old RMH

Natural glue for finer woodworking & lutherie

Help with non plastic raised bed liner

Boot problem question

What medicinal herbs do you recommend beginners start with?

Cheap(ish) prefab mass heater with Shorty core

Lead Paint on the ceiling of a Kitchen with a Wood Cook Stove

12 steps to sewing

The House of Riona: Micro Homesteading 2025

How to keep seeds warm - permie ideas please!

What is Compost?

I will attempt to heat my home all winter with just cardboard and garbage

Porridge oats versus rolled oats - are they the same? are they different?

Ahh for the love of dog—Gracie

Natural conditioner/detangler for long, curly, tangle-prone hair? Preferably that smells good...

How to wash milk painted surfaces?

Auditory hallucinations, or hearing voices

Understanding canada. The logdriver and others

how to safely heat with green/wet wood in your wood stove when you are desperate

Permaculture Smackdown: Keeping Yourself Motivated as a Homesteader

Weird thought: Is BIGGER better?

Feedback Wanted: The Grow-Cano

We have new staff! Please help me welcome Richard Gorny and Nathanael Szobody

sleaze and anti-sleaze (or, soul building to cure a flood of sleaze)

Can you focus on one thing for 10 min?

What is potash?

Is anything in nature random?

Has anyone had luck raising goats without chemicals?

Cherry wood - what to do with it?

The green broom of death!

Strange things I have done

Paint made from gum Arabic and hydrated lime? For use on cob.

AI, art, guru disappointment, AI done right

Top Forums

digital market

building

permaculture artisans

skip

growies

ungarbage

critters

homesteading

energy

monies

community

wilderness

regional

permies.com

projects

global resources

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education