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Music of the Moment

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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Quote of the day

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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not another yarn blog (spinning, weaving, and natural dyeing)

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Caleb's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

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

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The aging homesteader

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Matt Walker tiny cookstove build in Portugal

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Unapparent disability

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Before and after pictures contest

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Willow Feeder movie

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3 Sisters Garden, 2024, Year 2

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Chris' Bootcamp Experience Log

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Matt Walker continental stove build

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Carrying things on your head

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Random cool maps

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Brick dust from demolished building.

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Apple & Pear winter cuttings never root

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earthen floor outdoor

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Why should I use lotion?

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River Cane Seed/ Seedlings

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Aluminum ingestion from soda cans?

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How can I cook a lot of "pan fried" chicken quickly?

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Should it Burn?

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Beam Paints - handmade watercolour paints (plastic-free) review - made in Canada

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Soiled Poultry Bedding in Orchard

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Rectal prolapse?!

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Simple rocket stoves for Africa (and beyond)

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fruit trees

Reverse hugel?

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Seed Snail Roll - Hype or Hope?

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Small Scale CHP Steam Engine System

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What new plant will you try in 2025?

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rocket mass heaters

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The Red Cabin

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Dyeing with native plants

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intentional community

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apples

What to grow underneath my apple trees?

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natural building

Simplified log cabin build idea

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transportation

Living without a car

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EUROPE - any single MAN out there?

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jokes

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Need Help: How to Install a Toilet Properly?

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Planting by Phenology (Natural Plant and Animal Cycles)

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