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gear

What is it.... the game! Post unknown objects to ID... and to stump others!

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earthworks

Garden picture exchange!

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homestead

women peeing outdoors

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homestead

Dave Burton's Boot Adventures at Wheaton Labs and Basecamp

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What is a fair price per acre for land?

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homestead

The aging homesteader

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homestead

Brandon and Nikki's Homestead

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homestead

the solutions are simple

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gear

Tool thoughts for women

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earthworks

Major earthworks starting -- central texas

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homestead

Landrace Gardening

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Crypto-permie homesteaders on Nat Geo TV show "Live Free Or Die"

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homestead

Using a cast iron skillet ain't so hard!

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low tech

Show Us What You Are Hauling On Your Bike

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homestead

Ways to cope with thick wildfire smoke

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root cellars

Fall Decor Pumpkins/squash that are excellent eating

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gear

Solar Food Dryers?

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homestead

Here Is Our Micro-Homestead. Enjoy.

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low tech

best wood for a wooden spoon

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homestead

How to time growing a family and starting a homestead?

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I thought I had prepared - turns out sickness whacked my perfect world

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Small, easy projects that make a big difference

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low tech

Human chainsaw

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homestead

A well-designed small house makes life much simpler!

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gear

Hand chain saws

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gear

Tools! My grandfather's and my uncle's

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homestead

Just Use Less!

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homestead

How do you drought-proof your permaculture project?

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root cellars

Historical Root Cellars

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low tech

What do you do when you find a sign saying "free yarn"?

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homestead

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

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ponds

Chinampa in marshy area - water terraces

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gear

Please explain heat pumps to me like I'm an 8 year old

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ponds

What is a water garden?

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gear

Who can guess what's wrong with this engine?

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gear

Where do you store your gardening tools?

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gear

Starting a new homestead from scratch - what are the most essential tools?

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low tech

Using Kites to do work

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low tech

What to know before we go to our first SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) event?

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homestead

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

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Your experience homesteading in South Carolina?

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Homegrown seed oils and safety (afla toxins)

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designing a homestead to "battle inflation"

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gear

Trying to learn names and styles of old farm house kitchen furniture

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gear

Clog Makers Knife/Stock Knife

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homestead

Propane Tank Tips

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homestead

Alternative medicines

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low tech

Suggest ideas for the NEW low tech forum

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earthworks

geocells (and why your next driveway, parking space, or entry road may want them)

4 months ago 16 replies 6 1

gear

Off Grid Deep Snow Gear Review

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low tech

Human chainsaw

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homestead

Permie Practice: Daily Skill-building Ideas

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homestead

Fermenting animal feed in the winter

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Health insurance on the homestead

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low tech

Venturi effect air flow in buildings

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earthworks

Swales on heavy clay soil?

4 months ago 18 replies 3

homestead

Avoiding failure cascades

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ponds

Native edible pond or water garden.

4 months ago 8 replies 1

homestead

Introduction of a solo Interior Alaskan Homesteader

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App or book to organize everything on my homestead

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Mice/rodents in cabin

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homestead

Greetings from Norway

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gear

Gear Check: Empty Your Pockets!

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homestead

Land cleanup

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wells and springs

Hydropanels for water production

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homestead

North American snap freeze

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Non-electric-permaculture homestead seeking apprentices

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homestead

Is this common? Went off-grid, have now become a pariah :(

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wells and springs

Too much gravity in gravity spring system?

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gear

Know of any floor-plan design software? for free??

5 months ago 20 replies 7 3

homestead

What exactly is an access road? So many interpretations online.

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ponds

Multipurpose dam/pond project

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homestead

Homestead Design

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homestead

Where Are All the Examples of Economic Success?

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gear

A small tribute to old family tools

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homestead

Off grid for women alone

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homestead

Share your Rural Wisdom

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gear

Looking for brush removal recommendations

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gear

Portable radio for around homestead?

5 months ago 3 replies

earthworks

Swales in Humid Tropical Mountains. Yes or no?

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gear

Old-time veg chopper for livestock feed.

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homestead

Good neighbors follow-up

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homestead

Sharing your home with wildlife

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homestead

Dressing up your homestead

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scythes

Snow Scythe

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