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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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PEPPERS in action

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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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

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A lot about apples!

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The aging homesteader

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meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

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

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hugelkultur

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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

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

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

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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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How to save fuel when driving?

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

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music

Cigar box guitar and variations

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Oil paint as wood stain?

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gardening for beginners

Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Expedient insulation

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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Alexandra Malecki made it to PEP2! Follow my family SKIP to homestead!

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BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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What do you do for work?

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Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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Home made mac and cheese - Solved!

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cascadia

Urban Abundance Fruit Gleaning in Vancouver Washington

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roundwood and timber framing

Tamarack advice

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frugality

Struggle meals

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Pear slug control

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Open to meeting my homesteading soulmate

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

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food pump club

$400.00

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intentional community

Permaculture equivalent of New-Urbanism

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permaculture singles

39M Seeking Partner

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37M - Any other PNW queer millennial aspiring-homesteaders out there?

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Let's plant our dreams like seeds...(m4f)

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38 M4F - AZ, will relocate

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Chalk paint to cool windows and roofs

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cheese

looking for ideas and recipes for my ricotta cheese

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plants

Mints and other mints

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greening the desert

Andrew Millison Visits Brad Lancaster

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paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts

Podcast 749 - Lab Cats - Part 1

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scythes

Lee Valley scythe - what do you think?

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polyculture

Companion planting vs Guilds?

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plants

easily introducing a guild under a fruit tree (stump the permie experts)

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wildfire

Tips to protect your home during forest fires

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wind

Wind and Windspinners

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Anyone want to live in an Earthship in Colorado?

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cooking

Garlic stems and leaves

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Making tiny worlds - what is this art called

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personal care

Natural Skincare Regimen

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biochar

making biochar: methods pros and cons

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wheaton laboratories

Bahr’s BELoved BEL Thread

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My new suburban Fruit Forest

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gear

What equipment should we request in our soil-improvement grant application?

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plumbing

But microbes are my friends - looking for a good, all metal aerator

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permaculture

The Ugly Duckling Phase of Permaculture

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Permaculture Homestead with AirBNB for sale - Virginia

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food pump club idea - sorting out the details

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art

Does anyone know about old X-acto wood carving sets?

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You know you're a permie when...

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A little help from my friend

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alliums

Easy to Grow Perennial Walking Onion and How to Cook with Them

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The great big thread of sunchoke info - growing, storing, eating/recipes, science facts

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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transportation

farm utility vehicle, 3rd iteration

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gardening for beginners

Learned something new about squirrels

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biochar

My biochar production tally thread.

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