Register / Login

permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums

this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...

master stewards:

stewards:

master gardeners:

Christopher Weeks

gardeners:

Permaculture & Homesteading Discussion Forums

Best ever

meaningless drivel

jokes

4435 replies 29 190 4905

meaningless drivel

Game - Picture Association

2514 replies 2 2397 1099

recycling

What is it.... the game! Post unknown objects to ID... and to stump others!

1684 replies 18 639 588

meaningless drivel

You know you're a permie when...

1419 replies 9 214 1962

meaningless drivel

Hilarious, rib tickling memes

1331 replies 1570 1707

wheaton laboratories

SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

1400 replies 64 4099 2728 4

wheaton laboratories

Dez's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

1089 replies 33 4231 1794

wheaton laboratories

Magdalene’s Bootcamp Experience

456 replies 1 1244 877

music

Music of the Moment

1460 replies 1709 17 387

fruit trees

A lot about apples!

10 14

seeds and breeding

Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

616 replies 7 624 331

wheaton laboratories

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

450 replies 1 3305 1263 2

organic

Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

1160 replies 10 1315 805

meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

797 replies 1 96 367

pep

PEPPERS in action

437 replies 5 39 202

homestead

The aging homesteader

646 replies 2 44 412

meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

207 replies 2 91 183

music

Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

263 replies 57 11 47

meaningless drivel

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

485 replies 10 267 425

hugelkultur

Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

1233 replies 23 269 53

More »
Best this year

wheaton laboratories

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

450 replies 1 3305 1263 2

music

Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

263 replies 57 11 47

apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

196 replies 6 83 206

art

Best (foodsafe) paper mache paste recipe? And other advice.

55 replies 8 6 54

paul wheaton's pseudo blog

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

229 replies 6 15 209

music

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

122 replies 18 14 72

paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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

221 replies 3 15 204

art

2026 - arting - quick art share

88 replies 1 88 100

rocket mass heaters

Are you interested in building a rocket mass heater? What is holding you back?

197 replies 3 29 235

music

How do I learn to read music?

57 replies 2 11 40

tinkering with this site

Americans, please don't use 2 letter abbreviations for your state!

75 replies 7 4 28

frugality

How to save fuel when driving?

65 replies 2 1 97

music

Cigar box guitar and variations

30 replies 10 12 16

cooking

What to make with just Flour and Water?

27 replies 1 4 43

art

Oil paint as wood stain?

20 replies 4 5 13

gardening for beginners

Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

43 replies 6 58

personal challenges

Knee replacement in three weeks and one day

79 replies 5 129

frugality

Expedient insulation

37 replies 8 78

art

Making tiny worlds - what is this art called

18 replies 8 1 20

art

How to make fancy, medieval book covers with kids?

22 replies 2 22 35

More »
Most recent

cooking

Charcoal grill / wood stove lighters

8 minutes ago 11 replies

meaningless drivel

jokes

22 minutes ago 4435 replies 29 190 4905

projects

Chance's Garden Everything Forum Blog

29 minutes ago 155 replies 1 193 86

personal care

Menopause. What's it like?

42 minutes ago 55 replies 1 21

home care

Household Vermin - How to deal with mice and rats getting into the home?

2 days ago 15 replies 2 5

low tech

Perfect + easy building material: Aircrete 2.0

58 minutes ago 29 replies 1 9

medicinal herbs

I need herbal healing book recommendations

1 hour ago 0 replies

wild harvesting

Brewing nettles - recipes and questions

1 hour ago 2 replies 1 4 1

wood burning stoves

Walker tiny wood cookstove build

1 hour ago 14 12

natural building

Raised/false floors for plumbing

1 hour ago 13 replies 6

potatoes

Planting potatoes in fall and winter for early harvest next year

1 hour ago 23 replies 9 10

propagation

Judith's garden plans, records, results, hopes.....

1 hour ago 196 replies 329 130

ontario

Searching quebecer ?

1 hour ago 7 replies

fruit trees

Canopy food trees for dry lands

1 hour ago 9 replies 1

permaculture

2/3rd of land unsuitable for crops?

2 hours ago 24 replies 2 19

polyculture

Staple polyculture idea

2 hours ago 7 replies 5 11

personal challenges

Knee replacement in three weeks and one day

3 hours ago 79 replies 5 129

fungi

Show me your fungus. (Mushroom Photos)

3 hours ago 85 replies 1 159 51

fermentation

Wine from Parsnips? Parsley? Questions about yeast

3 hours ago 3 replies 3

hugelkultur

Differences in Lasagna Gardening vs. Hugelkultur

4 hours ago 4 replies 1 3

homestead

Garden on Corliss Homestead Journal

4 hours ago 166 replies 1 169 79

chickens

Chicken Molting

5 hours ago 5 replies 7

rocket mass heaters

Design help for a cabin RMH/Cookstove

5 hours ago 13 replies 7 12

ecovillage

Hello, I'm curious about the idea of this...

6 hours ago 4 replies

soil

Improving clay soil on the cheap

6 hours ago 169 replies 4 45

tinkering with this site

AI or not to AI

6 hours ago 7 replies 1 10

zero waste

how to get the labels off glass jars? (without toxic gick)

6 hours ago 78 replies 3 23

meaningless drivel

auto-correct collection

6 hours ago 32 replies 24 2

frugality

Slumtube: Affordable Housing Made From Shipping Pallets!

8 hours ago 8 replies 2 4

ethics and philosophy

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

9 hours ago 616 replies 2 664

rocket mass heaters

Matt Walker tiny cookstove build in Portugal

11 hours ago 235 replies 32 192 242

soil

Steve Solomon + Allan Savory = Andre Voisin

11 hours ago 37 replies 1

wheaton laboratories

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

13 hours ago 450 replies 1 3305 1263 2

fish

Our Aquaculture Venture

13 hours ago 24 replies 28 14

wheaton laboratories

Jessee's Bootcamp Experience for today

13 hours ago 28 replies 157 55 2

meaningless drivel

Hobbit Day September 22nd

13 hours ago 4 replies

paul wheaton's pseudo blog

don't have babies

14 hours ago 80 replies 2 66

tinkering with this site

Email bounce

14 hours ago 10 replies 14

crowdfunding

Help Us Build An OffGrid Community

15 hours ago 0 replies 3

southwest usa

Goat Herding couple looking for land opportunity or community in SW New Mexico/ SE Arizona

18 hours ago 3 replies 3

low tech

Pedal powered bandsaw, build thread

19 hours ago 8 replies 1 3

composting

How are you using your Sunchoke biomass

19 hours ago 4 replies 4

solar

Outdoor enclosure for 48-volt Lithium battery

19 hours ago 6 replies 25 11

paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts

Podcast 759 - Permaculture Smackdown 33 - Beyond Organic Eggs - Part 2

20 hours ago 6 3
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- ►
Top Forums
growies
- hugelkultur 17149
- forest garden 28203
- permaculture 32214
- gardening for beginners 35630
- plants 59679
- fruit trees 27734
- woodland 12635
- soil 22805
- trees 32831
- composting 17786
- organic 20762
- lawn 6882
- potatoes 2798
- hedges 1999
- 40 more...
critters
- chickens 23766
- honey bees 7956
- bugs 12223
- goats and sheep 10212
- pigs 6569
- cattle 5188
- dogs and cats 7771
- critter care 9976
- 16 more...
building
- roundwood and timber framing 6928
- wofati and earth berm 8379
- natural building 26214
- greenhouses 11508
- cob 6701
- straw bale house 3180
- tiny house 6036
- toilet alternatives 6483
- rainwater catchment 6325
- woodworking 6364
- passive solar 3522
- grey water 3714
- finishes 1977
- fencing 4151
- stone work 2245
- earthship 2002
- nomadic housing 1667
- earth bag 3502
- 6 more...
homesteading
- homestead 45906
- gear 23546
- earthworks 9925
- ponds 8272
- wells and springs 3679
- scythes 1881
- low tech 5131
- 3 more...
energy
- rocket mass heaters 45493
- rocket stoves 30297
- alternative energy 18780
- wood burning stoves 14355
- solar 11836
- transportation 3333
- rocket ovens 2456
- 6 more...
monies
- frugality 19969
- crowdfunding 15685
- residual income streams 1736
- farm income 8962
- financial strategy 9086
- cottage industry 3129
- 2 more...
kitchen
- food preservation 14154
- fermentation 6858
- cooking 32295
- medicinal herbs 12788
- food as medicine 9548
- vegan food 1657
- 6 more...
purity
- home care 6163
- personal care 11411
- ergonomics 3395
- 1 more...
ungarbage
- recycling 7819
- repair 6166
- zero waste 5797
- upcycling 5551
- 1 more...
community
- intentional community 15200
- ecovillage 2290
- communication 6512
- decision making 776
- permaculture singles 11711
- rural 3151
- 6 more...
wilderness
- wild harvesting 8216
- ancestral skills 5096
- hunting and fishing 2162
- survival 4905
fiber arts
- textile techniques 7663
- animal fibers 3584
- plant fibers 3326
- sewing 6352
- 3 more...
art
- art 11461
- music 3960
- writing 2866
- living art 1515
- camera work 3436
- 2 more...
permaculture artisans
- sepp holzer 2807
- paul wheaton's pseudo blog 14276
- masanobu fukuoka 2234
- geoff lawton 1452
- permaculture artisans 2549
- 2 more...
regional
- missoula 7524
- cascadia 10183
- rockies 5075
- great white north 4422
- europe 3956
- southwest usa 4485
- midwest usa 4118
- eastern usa 3305
- southeast usa 4943
- ozarks 3007
- south america / central america / mexico 1808
- iberia 3049
- africa 2250
- 13 more...
education
- pdc 2598
- workshops 3397
- conferences / convergences 1122
- kids 4037
- online learning 2907
- science and research 2748
- 5 more...
skip
- skills to inherit property 4146
- pep 6255
- pea 1250
- pep gardening 977
- pep animal care 1255
- pep textiles 2411
- skip workshop 1484
- 20 more...
experiences
- volunteer offerings 4202
- jobs offered 2356
- jobs wanted 1403
- land shares 4563
- 7 more...
global resources
- books 12476
- movies, videos and documentaries 5825
- products 2009
- paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts 4305
- resources: seeds, plants, honey, consulting, etc. 5691
- blatant advertising 4384
- podcasts 933
- magazines 275
- 7 more...
projects
- projects 23450
- wheaton laboratories 36277
- permaculture design 8847
- permaculture sites 2348
digital market
- paul wheaton 2927
- videos 1104
- ernie and erica wisner 205
- ebooks 1176
- mike oehler 144
- digital market 5066
- growing with nature 46
- permies affiliate program 324
- 8 more...
permies.com
- tinkering with this site 44853
- introductions 8925
- meaningless drivel 83298
- wiki 25589
- 1 more...
Go to forum