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frugality

The Zero Dollar Christmas Plan

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tinkering with this site

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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food preservation

Alternatives to raisins?

19 replies 35

fermentation

Help me make my first good pickle - with Rutabaga

35 replies 8 14

meaningless drivel

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

14 replies 5 16

web sites

Impressive Resource For Northern Planters

22 replies 6 22

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?

32 replies 1 25

textile techniques

Permie rug idea thread

29 replies 4 17 45

flowers

What flowers do Bees love to pollinate?

32 replies 4 26

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

cover crops

Oats as a cover crop?

28 replies 3 26

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?

38 replies 2 43

goats and sheep

Has anyone had luck raising goats without chemicals?

22 replies 40

meaningless drivel

Dragon Art

11 replies 14 29

personal care

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

32 replies 1 5 35

clothing

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

49 replies [ 1, 2 ] 3 10

meaningless drivel

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

cooking

Grocery Shopping?

33 replies 1 27

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

electrical

Good physical "solar sinks" for excess PV power?

36 replies 2 36

seeds and breeding

Seed starting back to the basics with a twist

24 replies 16 26

plants

neighborhood bamboo patch

26 replies 9 18

meaningless drivel

Chalk paint to cool windows and roofs

35 replies 2 7 10

projects

Kitchen garden plot on Skye

17 replies 30 12

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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

gardening for beginners

Weird thought: Is BIGGER better?

31 replies 21

medicinal herbs

What medicinal herbs do you recommend beginners start with?

49 replies [ 1, 2 ] 2 26

cooking

(when) do you peel potatoes?

25 replies 25

meaningless drivel

The Supervisor Effect

18 replies 1 25

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

art

Bookcloth - questions for book binders

9 replies 9

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

permaculture design

What's your go to thing to help reduce stress of stuff you have no control over

50 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 38

perennial vegetables

Perennials, the gift you can keep giving

11 replies 3 25

tinkering with this site

'ignore' setting not working?

13 replies 5

art

Dorodangos

11 replies 5 12 20

plumbing

Do you know of any natural septic tank treatments?

39 replies 16

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

meaningless drivel

The LMNOP problem (alphabet song history and possible future)

12 replies 3 9

cooking

What can I make with just Flour, Water and Baking Soda?

16 replies 23

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If today had a theme song, what song would open it?

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