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SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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PEPPERS in action

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Quote of the day

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Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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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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meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

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homestead

The aging homesteader

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meaningless drivel

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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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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art

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

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

a college degree in 2025/2026/2027 ... don't

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Are hobbies dead?

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rocket mass heaters

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

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How do I learn to read music?

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apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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How to save fuel when driving?

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this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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Oil paint as wood stain?

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Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Expedient insulation

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BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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Positive 'don't mow' signage? Burma Shave style?

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ethics and philosophy

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

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permaculture singles

More life in our lives :)

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Keeping moisture on mushroom logs

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Potassium bioaccumulator plants in the Pacific Northwest

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composting

Small space composting

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homestead

Canadian family looking to join homestead

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How to install metal roofing to reduce the noise factor?

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natural building

lath and plaster over wool insulation- all new

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Car buying

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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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PEP BB nest.sand.dishes - Wash Dishes by Hand

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The Low Tech Magazine Pushcart

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Series 2, Lesson 36: Mimosa

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Dragon Art

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Hay wagon as a base for a tiny home?

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Quote of the day

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composting

will Compost happen in the winter?

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soil

Clay cat litter

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fruit trees

How many fruit trees and bushes for a family of four?

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Feedback Wanted: Two-Leaf Gate Design for Allerton Abbey

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What's for dinner?

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Morels

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Alpha-gal

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Magdalene’s Bootcamp Experience

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Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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Help needed in posting an apprentice wanted offering for east Maui

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I don't like Cunningham's Law

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Stripped bark

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ulcer factory

Facing my dragons, and the music...

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cooking

Favorite Kitchen Gadgets

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natural building

Hemp-Lime wall build

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food preservation

Looking for Dry Mix books that aren't just AI slop

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some pics from paul

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If you Could only have one Electronic Device, what would it be?

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kit buildings

New Idea for DOMES - hard to believe

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communication

What does an aerospace engineer actually do day-to-day?

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plants

Plant ID - originally thinking Sweet Cicely then Dwarf Ginseng

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rocket mass heaters

Batchrocket icw barrel and bench (as a bell)

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frugality

How to save fuel when driving?

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biochar

Biochar: Best for soil vs. Last 1000 years

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medicinal herbs

Seeking Apothecary/Herbalist Live-in Apprenticeship

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seeking community

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