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greenhouse suck factor

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french drain pipe - not for water from above?

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Ant Wofati Progression

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composting toilet

toilet paper alternative- wash with water

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rainwater catchment

Rainwater collection to supplement public water

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cob

double chamber cob oven plans - download

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My Underground house build

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fencing

junkpole fence: freaky cheap chicken/deer fence made from wood typically thrown away

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woodworking

Solar Food Dryers?

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fencing

Help me design my living fence

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woodworking

best wood for a wooden spoon

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greenhouses

Mike's passive solar greenhouse design/build

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tiny house

Here Is Our Micro-Homestead. Enjoy.

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greenhouses

Please help: Rocket Stove in greenhouse does not work

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greenhouses

New Greenhouse build with thermal mass storage; air-to-water heat exchange system

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wofati and earth berm

The $50 and Up Underground House Book by Mike Oehler - digital download

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cob

Dale's cob house, in the Philippines has morphed-I am moving there, taking over,adopting family etc.

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roundwood and timber framing

James' log cabin build

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greenhouses

Cheapest green house builds? Gardening shouldn't cost money

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rainwater catchment

water for the future: capturing seasonal rainfall for future generations

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natural building

PEP BB roundwood.sand.club - club style mallet from hand tools

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roundwood and timber framing

What do you wish your home had, and what do you love in your home?

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woodworking

Are draw knives and planers that horrible?

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tiny house

Fertilizer on our Tiny Home

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fencing

Looking for Noise Barrier Ideas

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natural building

Maintaining a "modern" home with natural building?

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composting toilet

2019 ATC (Appropriate Technology Course) in Montana

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roundwood and timber framing

Log Cabin Day: Jun 25

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roundwood and timber framing

Do you have an old-fashioned sawbuck? Do you have ANY sawbuck? How'd you make it? Let us see it!

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natural building

Oh the stories it could tell

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stone work

Tony, the 90 year old stone builder.

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woodworking

Can one make cedar shingles without a froe-like device?

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stone work

Tools for a Child to do Stonemasonry/carve rocks/have fun chiseling at them?

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tiny house

cabin project first pic

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woodworking

Wayne's Alaskan mill modifications

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stone work

dry stack retaining wall

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cob

What sand for cob.

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woodworking

hand carving spoons

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natural building

Shelter Brainstorm Bucket.

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wofati and earth berm

Ant Wofati Progression

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tiny house

Bell tent? Sibley tent?

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greenhouses

Alternative Glazing Idea #2:Wax Over Fiberglass Screen...

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greenhouses

building a Walapini greenhouse . opinions welcome .

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finishes

Make your own Oxalic Acid for wood bleaching?

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natural building

wood ash and soil cement

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woodworking

Book tower!

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aquaponics

Please take Aquaponics survey.

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greenhouses

Knock down version

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roundwood and timber framing

Butt and pass log cabin

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fencing

How strong is 3/4" rebar ?

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straw bale house

Repairing an unloved roundhouse

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rainwater catchment

How much clay to gley a pond in sandy soil?

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greenhouses

New Greenhouse!

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woodworking

How to learn woodworking/joinery/carpentry?

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natural building

Building By Yourself

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greenhouses

Better late than never! Walapini build.

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natural building

Oh the stories it could tell

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passive solar

radiant heat

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earth bag

Shallow foundation in a cold climate i.e., MONTANA

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woodworking

treadle powered lathe for small turnings?

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fencing

Latilla Fence

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earthship

Earthship Design Principles Presentation

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aquaponics

Creating a sustainable future with Seventh Generation Solutions

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Passive solar water heating DWC rafts

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rainwater catchment

High tunnel Rainwater catchment swimming pond

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rainwater catchment

Looking for rainwater catchment ideas & inspiration!

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rainwater catchment

Drainage to collection

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greenhouses

Insulating the underground perimeter of greenhouse and with what materials?

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aquaponics

How Aquaponics can save the Florida Everglades

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natural building

Foreverboard (magnesium oxide)

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wofati and earth berm

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plumbing

Short cycling pressure switch or water pump

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earth bag

Queueing up filled bags...

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aquaponics

Are there common (normally garden) plants that like wet feet well enough to grow in submerged pots?

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earth bag

Starting earthbag project in SE KY near TN border

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woodworking

Woodlands TV

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stone work

Big european style monastery permaculturized...any ideas?

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stone work

Walls have small signs of rising damp. Wicking planting to draw moisture away instead?

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roundwood and timber framing

Need advice on timing

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roundwood and timber framing

Using tires on existing stick built

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