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gear

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

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ponds

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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The aging homesteader

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Brandon and Nikki's Homestead

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the solutions are simple

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gear

Tool thoughts for women

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ponds

Major earthworks starting -- central texas

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Landrace Gardening

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

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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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best wood for a wooden spoon

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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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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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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

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

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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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More cost effective replacement Berkey filter wingnuts?

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Direct heat from wind turbine

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ponds

Best Way To Get Water On The Property Year Round

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homestead

The Story of One Space of Love

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Group land purchase in Dallas, TX

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Summer shade on house - plants, awnings, ?

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NEW Critical Info re: Safe-Havens

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earthworks

Where has the water gone?

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ponds

Hand-dug pond progress

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

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New Kentucky Permaculture Farm Adventure

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Help choosing between two pieces of land?

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earthworks

Improving barren soil

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Starting fresh in Florida

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earthworks

Two large swales vs many fishscale swales?

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wells and springs

Seep or spring?

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gear

Garden Tools - Recommendations?

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homestead

Husband doesn't share homesteading dream

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earthworks

Water Harvesting Experiment

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root cellars

New Build Basement Root Cellar

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gear

Silky Gomboy Folding Saw - Blade replacement hiccup

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Need ideas for building new homestead in Zone 8 Climate

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gear

Telwin welder linear 200 issue

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gear

Stock Knife / Clogger's Knife

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New hori-hori!

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water in West Texas

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scythes

Sharpening a scythe safely

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wildfire

Helping land recover after wild fire

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ponds

How to bring back life into a pond?

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wells and springs

Can I dig a shallow well in the Ozarks?

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Cows for controlled grazing and biogas input

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2 acre project

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Alternative uses for the lawn tractor (riding mower)

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Its time Appalachia became abundant- will you join us?

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gear

New Mower Engine Needed- So Many Variations!

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ponds

Intex natural swimming pool build w/ pictures

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homestead

online calendar with 13 months of 28 days?

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homestead

Need links to learning about water pumps and pressure tanks

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low tech

Evaporative refrigerator

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Cool Homestead communities in South America?

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More than 1 way to skin a pallet?

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Homesteading 1/2 acre

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scythes

Hay, scythe, bailing

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Building energy efficient home

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