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composting toilet

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wofati and earth berm

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greenhouses

greenhouse suck factor

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greenhouses

Rocket stoves in Greenhouses , our own forum topic

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natural building

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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greenhouses

polycarbonate or traditional film???

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plumbing

Bathroom layout with urinal for tiny house

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composting toilet

Using urine/wood ash to restore soil for plants yes it works

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fencing

Is a closeable entry gate desirable?

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cob

Perlite Cob Mix for Rocket Mass Heater

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rainwater catchment

Washing station with no running water?

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fencing

Opinions on polywire brands/types?

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natural building

Books/info sources on straw/cob building

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tiny house

Low Cost A-Frame in Missoula on AirBNB

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natural building

What design modifications for highland tropical rainforest?

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natural building

Rammed earth with lime instead of cement

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nomadic housing

Tiny House Made of Old Firetruck

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rainwater catchment

12 days of rain and implications for cistern design

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natural building

Wheelhouse design

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natural building

Mycelium walls?

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grey water

Recycling greywater, radically

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natural building

Can I use cob as a mortar for a rock house

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fencing

How do I make this fence?

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plumbing

Permies opinions on the purity of potable PEX?

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cob

Need advice on cob filled pallet house with sawdust insulation

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cob

Sand Particle Size for Cob?

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wofati and earth berm

How to protect untreated wood posts for 200 years?

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natural building

Chinese Sticky Rice Mortar

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natural building

Timber Framed, Earth Sheltered "Wheelhouse"

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nomadic housing

Veterans Living in a Van

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natural building

Bridge/Deck over ditch

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stone work

Can this root cellar be saved?

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greenhouses

Modifying old Commercial Greenhouses

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aquaponics

harvest of nine more Brook trout

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plumbing

Making a simple water filter for a small pool

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earthen floor

Using Coconut Oil for Earthen Floor?

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cob

When is soil too dirty, and what is this?

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grey water

frozen greywater pipe

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tiny house

tiny house trailer

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woodworking

Hurricane Damaged House, need help with future plans

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earth bag

Rainy PNW Underground Root Cellar Ideas

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fencing

Electric fence grounding question

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roundwood and timber framing

Joining columns and roof rafters

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earthship

Adjusting Earthships for Freezing and Wet Climates

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electrical

Mixing and matching odd lots of panels with controllers and inverters

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aquaponics

resources to learn about ponds

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earthship

Pounded Tires vs Poured Cement or CMUs

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straw bale house

South Knowlesville Land Trust

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straw bale house

Corners at Risk! Help

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stone work

ultimate dump score - milled sandstone

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