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the solutions are simple

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Linen Flax - Flax plant for spinning and weaving

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Harvesting seeds from your groceries

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anyone here make money from permaculture?

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keyhole garden in summer drought

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organic war on fleas!

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Ash - the best wood to grow for firewood?

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Easiest Vegetable to Grow

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Direct Seeded Tomato Breeding Project Year 2

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Have health issues? Sit in your soil

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soil

Building soil for Nutrient Dense Foods

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permaculture

Using native plants to benefit your homestead

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plants

Homegrown Linen: transforming flaxseed into fibre by Raven Ranson

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How to use fall leaves on your homestead

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plants

Ready to plant perennial greens in your garden?

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soil

Bacteria, Fungi and Nematodes Oh My!

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small farm

Q and A with a Real Live Restaurant Owner

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forest garden

Rewilding your homestead to create a wild homestead

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What is the point of Nitrogen fixing trees without Inoculant?

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permaculture

5 Goals for 2019!

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composting

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gardening for beginners

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plants

anyone growing dahlias to eat?

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soil

Do weeds rob soil of nutrients?

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mulch

Methods for preparing land for future planting at the garden/homestead scale

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dynamic accumulators

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greening the desert

Starting Food Forest but... no soil, crazy winds, and little rain

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Brush pile under tree hastened blooming, possibly providing warmer microclimate?

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hugelkultur

A Hugel-ish Journey

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Mushroom log harvest time & moisture content

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soil

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composting

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soil

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composting

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soil

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permaculture

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composting

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Moving Beyond the Traditional 7 Layers of a Food Forest

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trees

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gardening for beginners

I'm confused - Organic vs chemical fertilizers

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composting

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soil

Qualities of soil built from decades of incense cedar debris

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plants

Red Clover (trifolium partense) - always edible?

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plants

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permaculture

Let's grow perennial root vegetables

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soil

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fruit trees

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asian natural farming

Outdoor IMO beds! ID request!

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asian natural farming

Mixing Korean Natural Farming and Biodynamics

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composting

Comfrey

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seed saving / exchange / plant breeding

Free seeds

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Planting tomatoes: Vertical vs. Horizontal

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berries

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plants

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trees

Pawpaws with seaberry in forested clusters?

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