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

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SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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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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PEPPERS in action

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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Northern Lights alert

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The aging homesteader

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

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

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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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How to save fuel when driving?

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

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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Oil paint as wood stain?

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Expedient insulation

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skills to inherit property

Alexandra Malecki made it to PEP2! Follow my family SKIP to homestead!

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What do you do for work?

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BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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the best oil/grease to use for seasoning cast iron

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List of SKIPpers and PEPpers

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ethics and philosophy

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

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Hi I'm Skunk,

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Received a suspicious, inappropriate or abusive PM?

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(introductions) Hi Great Northern : Hi I'm Skunk

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rocket stoves

Emergency need for dummies-level brick stove that burns charcoal

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homesteading and permaculture bundle 2026

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soil

Worms

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Observations on Grasshoppers

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The Machine of Death

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Goji berries, ripe?

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intentional community

Let me know about your perm/IC communities!

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pep food prep

Restart a Cast Iron Skillet - food.straw.restart PEP BB

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gardening for beginners

Three Sisters Year 4

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rainwater catchment

IBC Cistern Plumbing

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cheese

looking for ideas and recipes for my ricotta cheese

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plants

Violas/Johnny Jump Ups

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decision making

How Did We Get Here?

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gear

Protected outdoor equipment storage

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edible forest gardens

Community/public access food forests and garden projects! With free food!

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wildfire

Wildfireproofing the Permies way.

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cherries

Nanking Cherry: An underrated fruit?

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Starting SKIP and PEP

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nuts

Walnut seedling safe from squirrels yet?

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How to post on permies

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Random cool maps

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Can I save this shirt?

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chickens

Are Black Soldier Fly Larvae a bust??

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fruit trees

Official start to my attempt at Citrus in zone 7B Chesapeake, VA

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I put curtains on my wall and it made all the difference (keeping cool in hot conditions)

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Total Isolation

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My version of Elizabeth Cotten's "Freight Train"

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fencing

Judith's cedar pergola...how to top with bamboo?

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Is my New Jersey Tea doing okay?

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You know you're a permie when...

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

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fungi

Show me your fungus. (Mushroom Photos)

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Creeping buttercups taking over!

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jobs wanted

Quiet, Reliable Couple Seeking Property Caretaking/Host/Work Exchange

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WWOOF Week vs Permaculture Bootcamp

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What do you do for work?

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perennial vegetables

quality and palatability of perennial vegetables...

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propagation

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

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