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Music of the Moment

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funny signs

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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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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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Quote of the day

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The aging homesteader

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meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

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

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PEPPERS in action

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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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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Someone lent me a guitar - how do I learn classical guitar

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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art

Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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Are hobbies dead?

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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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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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music

Cigar box guitar and variations

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

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victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Expedient insulation

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Creating a forest farm - thoughts, ideas, suggestions

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Help a brown thumb plan her over-ambitious orchard/garden

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biogas

Human BIOGAS Waste as Fertilizer

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Replaced old lead acid batteries with LifePO4 for home power system off grid

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rocket mass heaters

Guidance on RMH build in a light wood construction

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Farm Buds- bridging the urban rural divide while learning about farming

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ponds

Capturing yucky water and cleaning it with nature's tools

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Giant Miscanthus

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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lawn

riding mowers loose in the neighborhood!!!

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rockies

looking for a buyer for home near Durango, CO.

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ecovillage

Southern Oregon Homestead Seeks Caretakers

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wood burning stoves

Mini wood-burning cookstove for a tiny house

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plumbing

What to do immediately if a pipe bursts (step-by-step)

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chickens

Rare Rooster

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Preppers Encyclopedia

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plants

neighborhood bamboo patch

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goats and sheep

tell me about small primitive sheep like ouessant and soay

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pep lumber woodworking

wood box/crate - PEP BB dimensional.sand.box

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scythes

Blade repair...where to begin?

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scythes

What kind of peening anvil is this?

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grains and pseudograins

How to remove stuck wheat husk

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grains and pseudograins

What's wrong with my wheat?

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rocket mass heaters

My first Batchbox build, on top of Barcelona's mountain.

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pasture

Skidable Sheep Pen

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Anyone want to Live in an Earthship

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Earthworks Pack

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Earth Design Combo!

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earthworks page overhaul - need feedback

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Easy to Grow Perennial Walking Onion and How to Cook with Them

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beans

Fava bean cover crop

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Mountain man seeking mountain woman

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europe

House with forest garden in Ireland

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uk and ireland

Looking for advice in Ireland

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woodland

Pine Tar: the black gold of the forest - how pitch is obtained by combustion

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The House of Riona, Micro Homesteading 2026

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Garden on Corliss Homestead Journal

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

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fungi

Would you 'shroom a box? Would you 'shroom a chair? Could you, permies? Would you dare?

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ulcer factory

Why Gardens Saved Entire Nations When the System Failed - video

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propagation

garden plans, records, results, hopes.....

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fruit trees

Plum Tree (Not) Blossoming

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