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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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PEPPERS in action

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homestead

The aging homesteader

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Northern Lights alert

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A lot about apples!

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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The simple pleasures of the day (please add your own)

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In the quiet hours of the bootcamp grind, I found myself: Esteban's Bootcamp Experience

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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Best (foodsafe) paper mache paste recipe? And other advice.

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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Someone lent me a guitar - how do I learn classical guitar

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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Are you interested in building a rocket mass heater? What is holding you back?

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How do I learn to read music?

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How to save fuel when driving?

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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art

Oil paint as wood stain?

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What to make with just Flour and Water?

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Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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Expedient insulation

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grains and pseudograins

Geoff Lawton says grain is not really worth the while - what are your thoughts?

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Rain water collection for drinking with questionable roof material

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gardening for beginners

Advice on garden planning

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woven sapling playhouses

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WWOOF or something similar

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The (Un)Official Permie's Dog Picture Thread

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Permies Poll: Do you prefer grain or grass finished beef?

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honey bees

Wild bee hunting??

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Preserving Local History...In Blackberry Form

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solar

DIY Solar System Crash Course

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Dried Lemon Basil or Dried Thai Basil?

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financial strategy

If you haven't heard enough irony....

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Perilla frutescens...shiso...for food and medicine? recipes?

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biochar

Dozens of acres of standing charcoal !?

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homeschooling

Activities for Studying Early Medieval Briton (and King Arthur!)

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stone work

Real good dry-stack stone wall instructional video

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plants

mullein in permaculture

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projects

Chance's Garden Everything Forum Blog

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cooking

Sweet "Mango" Chutney (mango-less)

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plants

Ginger Flower?

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homestead

Outdoor Wash Station / Sink ideas?

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natural building

Sheep Wool Insulation - let's talk about it

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nuts

Protecting my nuts

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Easy Instructions for Making a Solar Emergency or Recharging Station

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The simple pleasures of the day (please add your own)

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cooking

What can I make with just Flour, Water and Baking Soda?

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living art

How do people think up such wonderful living sculptures?

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earthworks

Hole in a swale

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Change a letter game

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peaches

How to Grow (Start) Peach Tree from Peach Pit

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biochar

Re-crunching your biochar

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gardening for beginners

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Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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urban gardening

Year-Round Gardening in Zones 9–11: Strategies for Seamless Transitions and Abundant Harvests

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repair

How to learn to weld?

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54 yo Wonder Woman looking for like-minded weirdo

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food preservation

How do you prevent rust on metal lids during long-term food storage?

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rocket mass heaters

6" BBR plunge door and cob bracing

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Hilarious, rib tickling memes

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composting

Permies Poll: How do you compost?

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tinkering with this site

Let me be clear that I am going to be vague

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advertising for free (and not-free) on permies.com

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textile techniques

inspiration from nature: four leaf motif dishtowels in seasonal colors

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Romantic man looking for a mate

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