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Fire Safety Awareness for Permies

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Self-sustained homestead on 12.5 acres?

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The House of Riona: Micro Homesteading 2025

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Where Are All the Examples of Economic Success?

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Newbie Pre-Homesteader Log

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Easy to do kitchen/home modifications that make your life way easier

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Permie Practice: Daily Skill-building Ideas

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Lone wolf vs. giving up my dreams vs. Lone wolf planning for success

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Uses for pallets

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Label it!

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Safety Strategies for Tornados and High Winds

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One April day in Portugal...

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Our little farm...

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No Grocery Stores or Restaurants for a Year

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Self-doubt about future plans for land & house

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Concrete posts for fencing?

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Uses for feed bags

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If you could start all over again…

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We found 20 acres raw land, how to control ticks while we plan?

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What water systems are on your homesteads?

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Venting frustration and hopelessness in land search

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ram pump

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How much money to save before proceeding to forge a new life?

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Name. That. HOMESTEAD!!!

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Trace's Minneapolis Area Food Oasis' (building towards sustainable human settlement)

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Need advice on stable access to water

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Growing large gourds for storage containers

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Anyone here close to being self sufficient and “living off the land” to a significant degree?

22 replies 27

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

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Are we screwed for using screws?

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Clothesline Hut--making life easier for those doing the laundry (a clothespin-less clothesline setup

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Off Grid Laundry Alternative - Drying Solution

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Hand tools: What’s better done the old fashioned way?

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Water stain on ceiling—oh my!

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How to wean off Air Conditioning? (AC)

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If you want to help someone working around the homestead, please don't (insert action here).

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The farm in Puebla

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How do you switch gears when a new reality hits?

16 replies 14

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I have an 10acre farm. If I get animals, I am making a commitment. Help please

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Observations on Grasshoppers

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What were your biggest misconceptions of off-grid living?

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Riona's micro-homesteading thread

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Saana's journey to homesteading

35 replies 4 11

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What do you love about homesteading?

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19 Ways to Make Your Homestead Resilient to Drought

33 replies 7 16

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loan for land where to start?

28 replies

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Ideal Homestead Size

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Changing your mindset around watering

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How do you know your water is clean?

30 replies 1 6

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What’s your favorite tractor/ machinery for building your homestead.

24 replies 2 8

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Starting a homestead with a strong foundation

28 replies 4 8

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planting comfrey in front yard

32 replies 1 11

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Do you collect/scrounge available free items for your homestead?

22 replies 4 20

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I have a massive brush pile, what are my options?

22 replies 13

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What's the perfect homestead for when s*&t hits the fan?

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trapping wild hogs

19 replies 2 1 18

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How to deal with permaculture overwhelm?

24 replies 5 16

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creating a creek in a dry gully

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Installing gravel drive, first timer questions

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3HR our homestead future

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