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meaningless drivel

Solo RPG - what is it and is it worth while?

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art

Medieval ways to paint baked clay

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tinkering with this site

Tagging other members

26 replies 4 11

repair

I realized there are 3 wholly separate reasons I do my own repairs

27 replies 1 50

food preservation

Alternatives to raisins?

19 replies 35

art

Bookcloth - questions for book binders

9 replies 9

permaculture design

What's your go to thing to help reduce stress of stuff you have no control over

50 replies [ 1, 2 ] 1 38

hedges

Starting a windbreak in an extremely windy area

24 replies 1 9

tinkering with this site

November Promotions!

9 replies 2 26

rocket stoves

pros and cons of emergency brick rocket stoves for cooking

24 replies 3 5 28

potatoes

What to do with damaged and diseased potatoes?

17 replies 1 20

survival

Emergency rations

26 replies 3 45

transportation

Left hand turns

17 replies 2 2 13

gardening for beginners

How do I add to soil, without disturbing it?

15 replies 25

trees

Hybrid Slippery x Siberian Elms, Ulmus x intermedia

32 replies 2 9 38

gardening for beginners

well - there's a surprise!

15 replies 3 16

food preservation

10+ year old, Corn, Quinoa, Barley - still eatable?

9 replies 9

root crops

Can we decrease inulin (and flatulence) in sunchokes through cultivation practices?

11 replies 1 23

meaningless drivel

Thingiverse help, and alternatives

5 replies 2

food preservation

Garlic jelly

9 replies 2 9

wood burning stoves

Building a stove in my fireplace

16 replies 1 13

fermentation

Fermenting ideas with (cooking) pears?

22 replies 3 17

propagation

Walking onions

12 replies 1 16

personal care

Injured finger

11 replies 5 13

meaningless drivel

Sir Patrick Hewes Stewart R.I.P.

9 replies 1 17

food choices

New Foods I Now Eat Since Embracing Permaculture

20 replies 1 24

rocket mass heaters

Rocket Mass Heater Build

21 replies 33 28

cooking

friendly reminder: back up your recipes from online sources

9 replies 17

wildlife

Squirrels store…

9 replies 10

textile techniques

Loom knitting

8 replies 1 6

plants

Uses for thistle

18 replies 1 14

gardening for beginners

Broadforking - Before or After Winter?

21 replies 7

cooking

Fried Chicken

13 replies 2 19

wild harvesting

Well, this year was a bust. Any recommendations?

17 replies 11

trees

Willow plantation

7 replies 7 9

earthworks

Natural Timber Log Erosion Barriers

7 replies 3 9

rainwater catchment

collecting rainwater in a concrete septic tank

25 replies 20 6

mulch

Ramial chipped branch wood

13 replies 1 8

frugality

Phony coupons

3 replies 5

pasture

hay for a strip mine

27 replies 3

meaningless drivel

Nights at White Castle

9 replies 3 1 1

rocket mass heaters

Double checking my crazy idea

9 replies 1 1 10

earthship

Could a game help test Earthship ideas before we build them?

17 replies 6

gardening for beginners

What to do about mild overnight freeze

20 replies 1 14

plumbing

cutting ditches to move water around a ranch ("stock pond" refills) on a mega-site

32 replies 1 3

rocket stoves

help with my soon to be cook stove?

8 replies 1 9

homestead

Firing crappy workers

17 replies 2 7

greening the desert

How do you think of different root systems?

15 replies 2

cover crops

Yarrow in the pathways?

6 replies 7

wheaton laboratories

Daniel's Bootcamp Experience Log (BEL)

6 replies 30 14

rocket mass heaters

add a small mass over your wood stove to be warmer in the morning

1 reply 1 5

leathercraft

Help identifying an old tool

2 replies 3 1

gear

A fully repairable and future-proof laptop

21 replies 2 2 4

composting

Composting in the UAE's hot climate - any tips for a beginner?

15 replies 1 8

soil

Tilling mostly oak leaves with aged horse manure

12 replies 1 9

personal care

Dentally Challenged

9 replies 3

cooking

Fish on Fridays: Oysters

7 replies 2 2

homestead

Raw land, a toolbox, and a very small budget. What’s your first-year order of operations?

13 replies

soil

Seed starting without outside inputs

3 replies 5

meaningless drivel

You get to go forward or backwards in time....where and when?

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