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Gert Comes Alive

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JOMO - Joy of Missing Out

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What would you most like to see in a sourdough baking book?

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Help, my canvas has a hole

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meaningless drivel

New planting zones for canada 2025

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Goofy weather swings

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meaningless drivel

Mystery kitchen find

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gear

Upgrading tractor hydraulics

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What’s That One Indian Dish You Can Eat Daily Without Getting Bored?

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Welcome New Gardeners!!

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Why don't more people make biochar?

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What kind of Pizza do you like?

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Skiddable Work Shack

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Shorty sidewinder, 200 mm (approx. 8") system, lots of mass

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Before I do this... Mosquito dunks

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For what would you use these jars?

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plants

Can you sprout split peas? - Yes!

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meaningless drivel

Crazy kitchen mistakes - what are yours?

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gamcod

A better name for GAMCOD - suggestion thread

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repair

The squeaky wheel(barrow) gets the ________?

21 replies 1 12

ducks and geese

Chickens and Ducks

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art

Oil paint drying time tests

4 replies 4

finishes

Is the tar from the mid-1800's the same stuff as today?

14 replies 2

personal challenges

Having a very hard time with this

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composting

What is Compost?

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art

The perfect drawing pencil?

6 replies

kids

Creating a low-waste household with kids

27 replies 11

gear

Why do hot water tanks have such a bad rep?

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cooking

What is a normal breakfast for you?

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tinkering with this site

clicking on last post of a thread often sends me to first post

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homestead

How to wean off Air Conditioning? (AC)

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gear

How do you use clothespins, beyond pinning clothes?

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alternative energy

Staying warm in winter (inside)

28 replies 1 1 10

meaningless drivel

How to do 'truck stuff' without a pickup truck?

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forest garden

Your biggest forest garden lessons?

28 replies 21

personal challenges

What are you waiting for?

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personal challenges

experiences with melatonin for sleep?

25 replies 1 4

meaningless drivel

Show off your 2025 babies!!

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seeds and breeding

Beans evolutive mix

23 replies 15 5

cooking

How do you brew your coffee?

43 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3 4

homestead

Food self-sufficiency for 9 people on 10 acres, what would you do?

36 replies 24

art

Almond are the first flower of spring - Van Gogh's almond blossoms

6 replies 8 3

gardening for beginners

Growing Food on a Budget

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cooking

What are your favorite ingredients to add to stew?

46 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 3 12

plants

what are you planting or allowing to grow that future owners might consider invasives?

22 replies 2 17

books

Poll: Help Kate choose a sourdough book cover

37 replies 7 11

bread

Help me design a sourdough book that works for everyone

29 replies 8 17

cooking

what can I do with chestnuts?

31 replies 1 27

gardening for beginners

What's your favorite "alternate" product of a garden plant?

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meaningless drivel

Would you rather ... attend a bonfire or play some pranks?

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