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The aging homesteader

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Northern Lights alert

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PEPPERS in action

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

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BB clarification thread

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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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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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

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Knee replacement in three weeks and one day

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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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Expedient insulation

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

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art

How to make fancy, medieval book covers with kids?

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wheaton laboratories

Jessee's Bootcamp Experience for today

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Winnerwell Foldfast Oven question

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bread

* Welcome Kate Downham, author of Sourdough Without Fail.

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fire roll to start fire

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rocket stoves

pros and cons of emergency brick rocket stoves for cooking

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newbie permie looking for design evaluation

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RMH length of mass tubing?

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rocket mass heaters

4” vortex stove core dimensions

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The art of hosting a thing!

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What Actually Helps Families Reduce Household Waste?

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wood burning stoves

outdoor cooking stoves using concrete blocks instead of kiln cured clay brick vs actual fore brick

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rocket mass heaters

cold start instructions

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Rocket Mass Heater Resources Wiki

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cutting ditches to move water around a ranch ("stock pond" refills) on a mega-site

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air exchange in relatively tight house construction

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soil

Tilling mostly oak leaves with aged horse manure

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fermentation

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Matt Walker tiny cookstove build in Portugal

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planting and growing saffron

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composting wood chips with chicken litter and fungi

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Do you mulch between garden beds/hugels? With what?

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14¾-acre Ozark homestead with cave spring, gardens and log house (Huntsville, Arkansas)

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Chance's Garden Everything Forum Blog

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Emergency rations

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From The Omnivore's Guide to Home Cooking: Boiled, Poached and Shirred Eggs

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A vehicle for herbal treatment on acne

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Removing rusted galvanized raised beds, what to replace with?

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West Virginia property for sale

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Off-Grid Rain Catch Upgrade – 5 Tiny Houses, 1 Pump House

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australasia

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frugality

Frugal Tip: Look for Free Straw/Hay Bales at the end of October

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homestead

Easy to do kitchen/home modifications that make your life way easier

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beans

Best ways to get runner bean tubers to overwinter and regrow quickly?

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medicinal herbs

Ummm... Can I save moldy salve?

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Daylight Savings Time - for Real?

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What positive changes are you looking forward to as outcomes of the USA 2024 presidential election?

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ethics and philosophy

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

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gardening for beginners

Getting comfrey to thrive

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Live off Grid with me in Western North Carolina!

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