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art

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Making my own watercolors with natural pigments (both homemade and storebought)

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JP and The Eternal Now (BEL)

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mecanisms of plants to save water.

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Winter Footwear

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scanner trouble

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Intentional Community- white canvas in Portugal

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Seed Share UK

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Some tips from Ryan Mitchell's book, Living Off Grid

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Cutting down leaning trees

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Catch, Butcher, and Preserve Fish/Shellfish - foraging.straw.preservefish PEP BB

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Seeking vice-free off-grid community.

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