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in portland aug 7 and 8 (2019); in seattle aug 9-17

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Invasive Blackberries Are Trying To Kill Me!

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I Need Your Plants (MOAR FOOD FOREST!)

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Is it possible to side-step septic requirements in strict counties?

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Recommendations for a week in Portland?

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Having it all--anywhere to build with no/less restrictive codes AND good public schools?

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9 quakes in 3 days - BC's southwest coast getting grumbly

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PNW nurseries? recommendations please!

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Is it too late to cut trees for mushroom logs?

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which to buy: wood chipper vs wood chips

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Red huckleberry?

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farm/community opportunity

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Buying berry bare-root plants in bulk

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Small Lot For Sale or Rent in Thurston County

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Burnt Ridge Nursery & Orchard Fall Tours Sept 14th 2019

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Portland Permies? (Monthly meetup anyone?)

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Quick Question: is this a failed graft?

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Food Forest Design and Installation Workshop - Sun May 26 - Woodinville WA

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Looking at the Northwest as a Recovering Wasteland

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Need help with planning our new home

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Anyone in Washington with Shipping Container Homes???

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Homesteading in Island County WA...what should I look for in land/property???

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Oregon counties that permit sustainable shelter

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Second Food Forest Design and Instalation Workshop at Regeneration Farm in Woodinville WA

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Looking to Rent 1/2 Acre+ in SW Washington

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Ever consider moving to the Olympic Peninsula?

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Seeking Plant Donations for Elementary School in South Seattle

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Free Edible Landscaping workshop in Portland

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Free 6-day Tiny House Do it Yourself Off the Grid Workshop

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Anything within 40 minutes Hillsboro Or?

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Free bud grafting class in Portland area August 3rd

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