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music

Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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art

2026 - arting - quick art share

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cooking

Permies Poll: Do you wash your rice?

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How to get REPLY button on each post

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frugality

Expedient insulation

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natural building

share photos of old, abandoned, uninhabited structures in your part of the world!

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art

Is colbalt blue worth it? (Expensive oil paint)

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tinkering with this site

+ Feedback and Suggestion

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survival

Minimum protein and fat

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art

Dorodangos

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meaningless drivel

Show me your Teapots.

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personal care

Know a good hair cutting scissor brand?

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transportation

Good Permie Cars...

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organic

Help with non plastic raised bed liner

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art

Avoiding ai Scraping

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This is my morning so far

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art

Are there good affordable oil paints (or can I make my own with pigment and tung/linseed oil)?

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Steps meme spills over...

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art

How do I seal watercolored papier-mâché orange peel boxes?

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Merry surreal Christmas everyone!!!

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Happy New Year, Everyone!!

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online learning

Anyone up for reviewing a permaculture design? No feedback since August

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sewing

ideas for making flat sheets into fitted ones?

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ancestral skills

Is Archeology important for permaculture?

10 replies 1 11

meaningless drivel

Mother of Pearl

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Great News

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forest garden

Converting a Monoculture Orchard To a Food Forest

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home care

Source for natural rugs?

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textile techniques

Inspiration from Nature: Stripes

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art

To draw a garden when I'm not an artist

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projects

DIY ceiling lampshade/light bulb cover

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earthworks

Capturing 100% of precipitation

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projects

I want to build a tall wood cabin, but I need a "foundations for smarter dummies."

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goats and sheep

favorite goat breeds

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personal care

Healthy Urine color

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permaculture design

Is anything in nature random?

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fencing

Short junkpole fence ideas for your consideration

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home care

Buy-it-for-life stainless whisk

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plants

What do you do with surplus_________________ (fill the blank)?

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pea

Another QUESTION on BBs

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greenhouses

Tent in a high tunnel with wood burning stove

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goats and sheep

favorite sheep breeds

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cooking

A lost skill, making coffee

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gear

Compost Tea Lab aerators? other recommendations?

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decision making

Should I start a Tree/Plant Nursery Business

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land shares

Land Share Opportunity – Quiet, Cooperative Living Near Silver City, NM

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natural building

Clean Up Time in Jamaica

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lawn

How to change minds - one lawn at a time!

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food preservation

Meal Prep for the Pantry, Kitchen, and Freezers

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tinkering with this site

Oops! I inadvertantly deleted a post before I was finished writing it.

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seeds and breeding

Help me germinate some roselle hibiscus

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Digital Market Post deleted?

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communication

A Beautiful Reminder from Bill M.

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solar

Keeping snow off solar panels

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rocket mass heaters

Solar sand/thermal mass battery in combination with RMH

29 replies 1 6

chickens

Off grid freeze prep

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composting

best brand bought bagged compost?

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Share your gardening plans for 2026!!

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