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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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The aging homesteader

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watercolour questions so beginner, I'm almost afraid to ask

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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Are hobbies dead?

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

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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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

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Seth's Lazer-Focused, Long-Winded, Lively List of Lab Lessons (BEL)

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The Glorious Revolution - 25th of May - Pratchett and discworld

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Making my own watercolors with natural pigments (both homemade and storebought)

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Catherine The Grateful - not permaculture farm, lessons from the field (BEL)

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'French box easel' - can it really work for painting out and about?

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Americans with recent experience buying from Canada? (Summer-fall 2025)

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Two more birds down

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My biochar production tally thread.

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animal fibers

The Very Frustrating Saga of Trying to Learn to Process Wool

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could everyone check my water treatment system please?

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How to prepare Hugelkultur for spring.

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How to protect seeds and plants being planted in our greenhouses from critters this winter.

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Seeking more help in transferring my pictures from my tablet to the Permies site.

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Coppice Species for Firewood

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fencing

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Keeping produce longer term in the fridge - without crisper drawers.

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38M looking for female, East Alabama (USA)

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Best Produce to Sell in Rural Areas?

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peeling logs before bucking and splitting

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grains and pseudograins

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SKIP, homestead projects, and Joel Salatin with Fields of Farmers

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Cover Crop: Mung Bean

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A Corny Question

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Growing Food Close to the Equator

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List of Vegan Permaculture Communities in Ecuador

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chickens

How can I further reduce chicken feed consumption

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pep foraging

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Make 1 gallon of maple syrup - PEP BB foraging.straw.maple

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sewing

The great closet renewal project

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fermentation

Do I have to use tea for kombucha?

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wild harvesting

From the Spring Foraging Cookbook: Ramps (Allium tricoccum)

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