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The aging homesteader

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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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2026 - arting - quick art share

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

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Are hobbies dead?

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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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

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Making my own watercolors with natural pigments (both homemade and storebought)

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Americans with recent experience buying from Canada? (Summer-fall 2025)

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Permaculture rocks - no, I mean actual rocks

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Heat pumps, sewage and sewage lines

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rainwater catchment

could everyone check my water treatment system please?

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Permies Poll: How do you prefer to hold up your pants?

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Looking for cold-climate growers to join a GOOF livestream panel (Missoula)

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Which "weed" do you like the most?

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How to best use non-chicken eggs in the kitchen?

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cooking

Eggs Galore

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What is your favorite Deviled Egg Recipe?

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Anne Miller - best boiled egg tip of the year or maybe decades or maybe the century!!!

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Where are my posts?

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Has anyone used the gravel trench foundation but with piers instead of perimeter? 4 ft deep?

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Western MA, New England regional RMH workshop and build--*what's your utopia*?

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Why the duck cant I grow carrots!!!

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new england

Looking to assist and learn in the New England area!

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

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animal fibers

The Very Frustrating Saga of Trying to Learn to Process Wool

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where are my edits?

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

Greta says "How dare you?"

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peas and pods

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Add one horizontal log to berm/hugelkultur scaffolding - PEP BB roundwood.sand.scaffolding

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Natural strings for musical instruments

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Experimenting with the willow feeder idea...

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Looking for Home in Oregon

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Earth Fed living go fund me

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Hugelkultur resources WIKI

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PEP Badge: Oddball

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Today's date

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non vaxed permaculture funding usa 4k per month

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PEP Badge: Nest

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Living fence ideas for high desert southwest

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What is Compost?

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Music of the Moment

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Living Systems Design - PDC with Ecoversity

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