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seeds and breeding

seeds ready to send to 'going to seed'

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hugelkultur

My first Hugelkultur turned into a flachkultur

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stone work

Not quite stonework, Bond Beams, Cinder Blocks and Slip Form Masonry

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pep

Absolute proof that you did the BB yourself

1 reply 4

great white north

Housing market

5 replies 1

meaningless drivel

Missing words and linguistic blind spots

2 replies 2 3

biochar

Bone Biochar?

8 replies 3

cooking

PSA: large batches of quince paste

4 replies 3

biochar

Biochar plus straw is better

11 replies 2

books

Spon's Mechanic's own book

1 reply 4

gardening for beginners

Creating Microbial "Nations"

4 replies 7 1

goats and sheep

Looking for a connection so I can witness or participate in lambing

4 replies 1

meaningless drivel

Deep Fried Frozen Turkey - A Warning

1 reply 1 1

flowers

Whoopsie!

1 reply 1

fungi

Bionic arms enable mushrooms to create their own music?

6 replies 1 1

rocket mass heaters

The magic of a clean burning burning Batchbox stove

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seeds and breeding

Giving Ground Seeds from Idaho, USA

1 1 4

greenhouses

using cooling tubes to for a green house in Texas. 2 ft down.

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fruit trees

Air layering oddity

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PEM

Make a wigwam - PEM BB traditional.wood.wigwam

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cooking

Recipe: Honey Chicken - IP 3qt Duo Mini

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politics

Former political parties

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wood burning stoves

What happened to my woodstove?

8 replies 2 1

rocket mass heaters

combo passive solar thermosiphon + rocket stove water heater design

14 replies 4 2

meaningless drivel

Permaculture & Homesteading Emojis That Don't Exist (BUT SHOULD!)

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gear

3D Printable Tool Batteries

5 replies 1 1

personal care

Show 263: Blueberry

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quail and pigeons

Chimney Swift Towers and Dovecotes

3 replies 2 2

berries

strawberry cultivation

2 replies 1

woodworking

wood floor of shed got soaked by de-icing salt, now never gets dry

4 replies 1

perennial vegetables

Silverweed - ancient root crop

2 12 1

earthworks

Would you use a fast, low-cost service to get farm contours (from public LIDAR/DEM)?

6 replies

toxic gick

What are processed / ultra processed foods?

6 replies

homestead

Harvesting The Cold: An Ice House

1 reply 4 5

plants

California pepper tree keep or eliminate?

3 replies 2 1

rocket mass heaters

Rocket Mass Heater in existing 2 story house

3 replies

music

Whistling

2 replies 1 1

wheaton laboratories

Permaculture smackdown: Sat Nov. 22 at 10AM Mountain!

1 reply 1 2

natural building

Living Sedum Roof

1 reply 1 2

PEM

Make skis- PEM BB traditional.wood.skis

BB 1 1

seeds and breeding

Bentley Seed Co. from New York, USA

1 2

farm income

DIY School

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ecovillage

Ecovillage Tours 2026

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root crops

Togo cassava... first time cooking this type.

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gear

Shaping a Ring - Jewelry Maintenance

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vines

How to remove bittersweet and other aggressive vines from unwanted areas of our gardens.

3 replies 1

frugality

"Free cycling", or a cheap holiday in the UK

0 replies 1

greenhouses

Walipini greenhouse

2 replies 1

fruit trees

Blenril Apricot Scion for Pacific Northwest

6 replies 3

trees

Street light versus autumn

2 replies 1

trees

Tapping sweet gum trees?

1 reply 1

pep community

Make and install public art - PEM BB community.straw.art

BB 9

dynamic accumulators

Comfrey tea

1 reply 1

fruit trees

avocado tree showing a white powder like substance on branches

3 replies 4

fungi

Ive discovered a deforested area full of these

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natural building

A House Built of Bottles

5 replies 5 1

PEM

Make a drum - PEM BB traditional.straw.drum

BB 1

potatoes

potato disease, black scurf,

1 reply 1

PEM

Weave a net - PEM BB traditional.straw.net

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PEM

Make a bone needle - PEM BB traditional.straw.needle

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