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Music of the Moment

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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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PEPPERS in action

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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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organic

Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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wheaton laboratories

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

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

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homestead

The aging homesteader

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

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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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Are hobbies dead?

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How do I learn to read music?

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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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this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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music

Cigar box guitar and variations

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Oil paint as wood stain?

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Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Expedient insulation

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

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Russia expands free land giveaway program to the entire country

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Toxic positivity

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plants

All about orach - a fantastic vegetable for your garden

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permaculture singles

Seeking consciously embodied male partner to homestead with - 35-50

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stone work

Spring house input

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Slow Looking

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plants

Magnesium - alternatives to Epsom salts

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composting

Ways to combat higher fertilizer prices and sustaining ourselves in the long run.

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cooking

Grocery Shopping?

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cooking

wanted recipes for overgrown zucchini and crook neck

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Grocery Prices Growing New Gardeners?

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natural building

Sealing Gaps in sheathing, remote location

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What can I sow after midsummer?

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solar

Running solar wires long distance

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natural building

How to install metal roofing to reduce the noise factor?

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natural building

Harded lyme plaster walls

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composting

Fish sauce fertilizer?

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gear

More tractor = Better say reptile caveman part of brain!

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alternative energy

Hydrogen Augmentation of Vehicle Fuel

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plants

Let's talk tomatoes

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projects

A wicking bed for a high tunnel

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bugs

fruit fly control

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beans

Fava bean cover crop

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food as medicine

Refreshing homemade summer drinks for working outside

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permaculture real estate

Close to New York City and Philadelphia

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woodworking

lost my switch key in the move. You can't start the ryobi portable planer without it.

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cooking

What's fermenting in your kitchen?

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intentional community

In search of Colorado communities

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jobs wanted

In Search Of; Building a community

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gear

Recommendation for Tire Inlator or Compressor when on the road?

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permaculture singles

19 M in CT looking for a homesteading wife, or friends

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an old quilt: how much effort to make it usable and do I want to?

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giant log steps with no metal fasteners

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ulcer factory

Facing my dragons, and the music...

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Life lessons

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forest garden

Show me your rainwater irrigation setups!

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ecovillage

GEC ecovillage project in the Pacific Northwest.

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ancestral skills

What creative things do you do with bones?

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projects

Veganic forest gardens

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clothing

What do you wear when you work outside? (summertime)

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plants

Are you growing a new vegetable this year?

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permaculture singles

52 yr SWM, Rooted in craft, thought, and spirit—looking for a partner in the same direction.

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rabbits

Burdock leaf, root safe for rabbits?

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gardening for beginners

All About Pumpkins

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World record mullein?

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