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Quote of the day

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PEPPERS in action

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Northern Lights alert

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The aging homesteader

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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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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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The death of rats - need inspiration for some discworld fan art

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

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music

How do I learn to read music?

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Americans, please don't use 2 letter abbreviations for your state!

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frugality

How to save fuel when driving?

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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What to make with just Flour and Water?

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Oil paint as wood stain?

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BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Expedient insulation

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

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my thoughts are sometimes better expressed by others.....

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Replicating Terra Preta 9 Years Ago and My Experience Ever Since

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What's fermenting in your kitchen?

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Would I Regret Planting Thistle?

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Perpetual stew and friends

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rain gardens to reduce flooding

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Problems with growing certain microgreens

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calling all fellow weirdos

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Judith's garden plans, records, results, hopes.....

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Suburbs of Chicago, single almost 40 :)

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Small, easy projects that make a big difference

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

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cob

Planning cob building for later addition

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How do you store bananas?

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Question about AI-assisted gardening reference posts

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Is there a permaculture friendly varnish for oil painting?

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frugality

Living without money

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Busy farmer seeks farm partner/investor/companion

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A nice video (and YT channel) on historical fashion

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greenhouses

My Monitor Barndominium Greenhouse project

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Solar panel angle for grid tie vs. summer offgrid vs. yearround offgrid

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Building a sliding floor for a trailer

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Discworld quotes that fit

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Chance's Garden Everything Forum Blog

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Do you use Secret Ingredients?

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Help me heal my brick....

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Snow peas in the house?

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mixing up a potting soil for fall greens...what to add?

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What to do with shredded pulled pork?

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Is growing your own food a waste of time?

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Post Cool Bug Pics

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Permaculture Singles Matchmaking

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Big healthy tomato plants, but no tomatoes.

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What to grow underneath my apple trees?

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Share a favorite poem

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some pics from paul

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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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butterflies in our garden! (with updates)

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Assisted forest migration

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Summer home base

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jokes

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Growing chia

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Matchmaking.. why DONT they?

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Hot sauce

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