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art

Is there some sort of trick to keying a canvas?

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repair

I realized there are 3 wholly separate reasons I do my own repairs

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projects

Foraging 200,000 Calories from 10 Different Species

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frugality

The Zero Dollar Christmas Plan

26 replies 2 51

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Seeking cool threads (for staying cool during the heat dome)

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Positive customs that are no longer practiced

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fermentation

Help me make my first good pickle - with Rutabaga

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WOW! I can't believe how cool parasols are!

14 replies 5 16

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Meanwhile in Montana

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music

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

13 replies 8

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How Much of the World's Knowledge is Readily Available on the Internet?

32 replies 1 25

textile techniques

Permie rug idea thread

29 replies 4 17 45

web sites

Impressive Resource For Northern Planters

22 replies 6 21

gardening for beginners

Garden box vs just growing in the ground

26 replies 25

flowers

What flowers do Bees love to pollinate?

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fencing

Judith's cedar pergola...how to top with bamboo?

17 replies 1 7 15

stone work

I have a window in a bomb shelter

19 replies 16 15

rocket mass heaters

Heavy Snow, The Smoke Shack takes a direct hit

19 replies 26 36

paul wheaton

Waiting for 12 physical skip books

14 replies 1

homestead

How much land does a good life require?

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goats and sheep

Has anyone had luck raising goats without chemicals?

22 replies 40

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Dragon Art

11 replies 14 29

clothing

Permies Poll: How do you prefer to hold up your pants?

49 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3 10

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Traffic noise distances

27 replies 2 12

forest garden

Daily Sustenance from a Forest Garden?

34 replies 1 1 37

survival

Minimum protein and fat

39 replies 5

soil

Improving a steep slope with no access for diggers

45 replies [ 1, 2 ] 13 37

cover crops

Oats as a cover crop?

26 replies 1 23

cooking

Grocery Shopping?

33 replies 1 27

personal care

What do you do for joy and why is it important?

32 replies 1 5 35

rocket mass heaters

Kees' cottage rocket

106 replies [ 1, 2, 3 ] 2 64 15

rocket mass heaters

8" J-tube with half barrel bench

32 replies 17 66

plants

neighborhood bamboo patch

26 replies 9 18

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Chalk paint to cool windows and roofs

35 replies 2 7 10

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The Machine of Death

24 replies 33

volunteering

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

20 replies 64 46

paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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

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gardening for beginners

Weird thought: Is BIGGER better?

31 replies 21

projects

Kitchen garden plot on Skye

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cooking

(when) do you peel potatoes?

25 replies 25

meaningless drivel

The Supervisor Effect

18 replies 1 25

electrical

Good physical "solar sinks" for excess PV power?

33 replies 2 36

gear

Thinking about buying red---worth it?

53 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 16

beans

Snow peas in the house?

13 replies 1 15

tinkering with this site

+ Feedback and Suggestion

19 replies 1 19

composting

Are keyhole gardens really permanent?

24 replies 1 16

meaningless drivel

Reflecting on bargains

11 replies 18

electrical

Resources for DIY electrical

14 replies 2 9

perennial vegetables

Perennials, the gift you can keep giving

11 replies 3 25

seeds and breeding

Seed starting back to the basics with a twist

18 replies 13 22

tinkering with this site

'ignore' setting not working?

13 replies 5

art

Dorodangos

11 replies 5 12 20

meaningless drivel

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

32 replies 14

financial strategy

Personal life goal: to change/broaden the modern definition of wealth/prosperity

28 replies 4 2 31

wildfire

Wildfireproofing the Permies way.

42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4 43

pigs

New piggies may 2026

19 replies 32 26

meaningless drivel

What do you do when you Lose your phone?

18 replies 14

projects

Making a new garden on turf

20 replies 9 15

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The LMNOP problem (alphabet song history and possible future)

12 replies 3 9

plumbing

Do you know of any natural septic tank treatments?

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