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meaningless drivel

taking a news fast.....have you?

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bugs

Small white moth ID?

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frugality

The Zero Dollar Christmas Plan

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meaningless drivel

The death of rats - need inspiration for some discworld fan art

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fermentation

Help me make my first good pickle - with Rutabaga

35 replies 8 14

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Ancient artist pigments found in Pompeii

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Living history crafts for the Northern Wei Dynasty? (Need ideas for Historical Disney Princess class

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meaningless drivel

Meanwhile in Montana

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music

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

13 replies 8

meaningless drivel

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

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homestead

ACCURATE fire prevention advice please!

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

dawn dish soap vs homesteading

48 replies [ 1, 2 ] 8 36

textile techniques

Permie rug idea thread

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stone work

I have a window in a bomb shelter

19 replies 16 15

zero waste

What do you sit on, and why does it matter, and much more?

24 replies 14 12

woodworking

Natural glue for finer woodworking & lutherie

27 replies 4 2 22

rocket mass heaters

Heavy Snow, The Smoke Shack takes a direct hit

19 replies 26 36

music

Some days, it's just necessary

10 replies 8 6

meaningless drivel

Dragon Art

11 replies 14 29

clothing

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

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survival

Minimum protein and fat

39 replies 5

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

personal care

meralgia paresthetica exercises (outer thigh numbness and pain)

13 replies 2 5

plants

neighborhood bamboo patch

26 replies 9 18

meaningless drivel

Product pricing help... continued

40 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3 28

meaningless drivel

Gnats Gnats Gnats Gnats HOW DO I GET RID OF GNATS!!

26 replies 1 11

homestead

How much land does a good life require?

35 replies 2 41

volunteering

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

20 replies 64 46

personal challenges

Things that can be done now

16 replies 1 32

meaningless drivel

The Supervisor Effect

18 replies 1 25

cooking

kitchen measurement conversions (US to metric)

20 replies 1 1 14

toilet alternatives

Experimenting with the willow feeder idea...

24 replies 1 23 24

gear

Thinking about buying red---worth it?

53 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 16

cooking

Ideas for Pickle Brine Reuse?

42 replies [ 1, 2 ] 14

tinkering with this site

+ Feedback and Suggestion

19 replies 1 19

composting

Are keyhole gardens really permanent?

24 replies 1 16

art

Is there some sort of trick to keying a canvas?

6 replies 1 2 3

electrical

Resources for DIY electrical

14 replies 2 9

goats and sheep

Has anyone had luck raising goats without chemicals?

19 replies 37

perennial vegetables

Perennials, the gift you can keep giving

11 replies 3 25

hugelkultur

Feedback Wanted: The Grow-Cano

32 replies 13 17

tinkering with this site

'ignore' setting not working?

13 replies 5

toxic gick

Is there a permaculture friendly varnish for oil painting?

19 replies 4 1 11

sculpture

Can I needle felt a fox? The (I hope) making of a fox

12 replies 17 9

meaningless drivel

Universal items to show size in photos?

20 replies 4 12

art

Dorodangos

11 replies 5 12 20

permaculture singles

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

47 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 3 36

root crops

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

32 replies 1 38 28

financial strategy

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

28 replies 4 2 31

frugality

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

26 replies 2 3 29

soil

raining non-stop

22 replies 5 13

music

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

16 replies 2 13

frugality

What I do with freebie meat scraps...

19 replies 1 52 29

pollinators

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

19 replies 49 35

cooking

Food grade lye - sourcing or making

32 replies 3 18

meaningless drivel

Show me your Teapots.

25 replies 20 38

meaningless drivel

Snow is magic!!

29 replies 33 24

urban gardening

Homesteading in Cities

23 replies 29

music

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

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