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SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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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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Quote of the day

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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The aging homesteader

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Northern Lights alert

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

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

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PEPPERS in action

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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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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a college degree in 2025/2026/2027 ... don't

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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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Are hobbies dead?

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How do I learn to read music?

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The Glorious Revolution - 25th of May - Pratchett and discworld

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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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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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Electrosensitivity - Can Earth-Sheltered and/or Earthen-Walled Structures Help Us?

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art

Oil paint as wood stain?

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victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Is anyone growing Chufa/Tiger Nuts? Eating them?

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greenhouses

Upcycled trampoline greenhouse

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grains and pseudograins

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

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music

Cigar box guitar and variations

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gear

What is the best way to sharpen a knife?

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pep rocket

Boil Water on a J-Tube Stove - PEP BB rocket.sand.jtubewater

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Is rabbit meat too lean?

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where to start?

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Building 100 AH LiFePo4 Battery Box

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Ferrocement and the catenary arch

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nuts

Stunted Chinese Chestnut Trees

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greenhouses

Mike's passive solar greenhouse design/build

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soil

Plastic in soil

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personal care

Hyaluronic acid, chondroitin and glucosamine

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asia

Designing a 1 Acre Permaculture Model Farm in Pakistan

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iberia

Greetings from Andalusia

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Advice needed on weeding and cover cropping, garden bed maintenance

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Improving the permies.com sign-up process

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Add Ash to a Garden Area - PEP BB rocket.sand.ashgarden

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fruit trees

Peach Tree Guilds

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grains and pseudograins

Corn: how do I get the kernels of the dry cob?

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jokes

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Aging in place with permaculture

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a rhubarb harvest technique to get more rhubarb per year

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art

2026 - arting - quick art share

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natural building

My First Professional Natural Building Design - Going Live in Vermont, 2026!!

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Fresh harvest list - PEP BB foraging.sand.fresh

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Game - Picture Association

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willow feeder audiobook? Is there enough interest in creating this?

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ontario

Anyone here in the GTA? (Greater Toronto area)

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composting

Here is my NEW compost system!

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food preservation

preserving foods in oil

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crowdfunding

I made permaculture software

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permaculture

Green nanotechnology and permaculture?

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And today seniors pranked my room

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I got the coolest little teacher gift

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composting

New compost bed, what to grow?

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hugelkultur

Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

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wildlife

Bird call identification

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leeks/garlic instead of daffodils in fruit tree guilds

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