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Best of this year in rural

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Harvest Moon Day (well, night, really)

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Farm Buds- bridging the urban rural divide while learning about farming

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Coming to Taos, looking for help

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Helping to reduce your neighbor's waste stream to your benefit (and theirs!)

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Cold weather in the US south

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Wild and Wonderful West Virginia needs Permies

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Another Bartering success

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Need help to get to off-grid environment

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Environmental Land Management using Goats & Pigs (Invasive Plant Restoration)

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Paradigm Shifting Video Library

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Opportunity for carpenter and family in Northern CA

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Lifelong wilderness woman looking for retired woman to share Desert Cali small farm

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