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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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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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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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gear

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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wildfire

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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homestead

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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Mail

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gear

Solar/crank radio recommendations

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Basic Mapping/site development program

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gear

Tractor attachments and implements

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gear

Walking tractors David Bradley, why they are not used more? and other discussions.

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gear

Pioneer e-bike

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ponds

Small wildlife pond/habitat in Northern California

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ponds

creating artificial fish habitat

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homestead

Using trees to cut down on light pollution

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Handy Tips: alternative uses for common products.

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Sustainability Consultation

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low tech

Laundry with resource limitations

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homestead

New step of my life journey

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homestead

'Permifying' a large traditional house...

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earthworks

Crater garden or pond?

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homestead

Is there a public design of an incineration toilet?

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low tech

Reaction Ferries

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gear

Air Chisels?

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root cellars

Presenting my root cellar !

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homestead

The Prepper Community of ReTalk will be hosting a live Q & A with Paul Wheaton!

7 months ago 2 replies 1

gear

"Burn anything" jobsite oil lamp?

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gear

Do you Low Tech?

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homestead

Air Well - collecting water from the air

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Water Collection from Hillside

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Home Grain/Spelt Processing

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gear

small engine troubleshooting? Tuffy by troy bilt won't start

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gear

Hand chain saws

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homestead

What every wannabe needs to know about finding/buying land

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low tech

Planting rice in Califoria

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women peeing outdoors

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Photos of urban homestead back/front-yard

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Acquiring remote land in the tropics

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root cellars

Root cellar when you can't dig too deep due to rock

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earthworks

Earthworks on very gentle slope of clay soil? Food forest Washington state, U.S.

7 months ago 1 reply

homestead

Property with Existing Trash

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root cellars

deep freezers out in the frost, or in root cellar

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earthworks

how close to a tree line can I make a swale?

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earthworks

Swale on very sandy soil, cold, pointless? Harmful?

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gear

Care for wooden handles / metal business end

8 months ago 4 replies 3

homestead

Anyone gone off-grid in Ontario?

8 months ago 10 replies

wells and springs

Problem with gravity spring water at new house

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earthworks

road surface options, long driveway, remote location

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homestead

Open House at Wild Cooperative - Land for Farmers and Homesteaders

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