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fermentation

Help me make my first good pickle - with Rutabaga

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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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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?

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ACCURATE fire prevention advice please!

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dawn dish soap vs homesteading

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Permie rug idea thread

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I have a window in a bomb shelter

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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

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music

Some days, it's just necessary

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Dragon Art

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clothing

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

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survival

Minimum protein and fat

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

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rocket mass heaters

Kees' cottage rocket

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meralgia paresthetica exercises (outer thigh numbness and pain)

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cooking

Grocery Shopping?

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neighborhood bamboo patch

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

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

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

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

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homestead

How much land does a good life require?

36 replies 2 42

meaningless drivel

The Supervisor Effect

18 replies 1 25

writing

J's stories - just for fun

14 replies 6

toilet alternatives

Experimenting with the willow feeder idea...

24 replies 1 23 24

gear

Thinking about buying red---worth it?

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composting

What is Composting?

24 replies 12 9 13

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 4

permaculture design

Designing zone 1 - the kitchen garden

20 replies 5 17

art

Making tiny worlds - what is this art called

10 replies 4 1 10

electrical

Resources for DIY electrical

14 replies 2 9

meaningless drivel

Chalk paint to cool windows and roofs

32 replies 2 5 8

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

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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

art

Dorodangos

11 replies 5 12 20

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

paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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

40 replies [ 1, 2 ] 4 4 22

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.

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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?

10 replies 10

meaningless drivel

Help! Cat vs laptop

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