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Music of the Moment

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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PEPPERS in action

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The simple pleasures of the day (please add your own)

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The official permies.com Book Review Grid with more than 100 books listed

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The aging homesteader

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Smaugust 2025 art challenge (there are dragons)

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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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

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

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

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What's for Dinner?

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Are hobbies dead?

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Permaculture-core: what is the permaculture aesthetic?

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

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

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Mistborn score - any good?

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

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Electrosensitivity - Can Earth-Sheltered and/or Earthen-Walled Structures Help Us?

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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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Gardening playing cards for gardeners and homesteaders Kickstarter

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Religious Sacrifices

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Rain Vessel

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can we come up with 20 alternatives to recycling glass?

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How to keep seeds warm - permie ideas please!

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LifePo4 Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery

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Seeking Homestead Landmates in Oklahoma

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Homesteading in Northern Spain (Galicia / Asturias / Cantabria)

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art

Vintage oil paint tubes - are they safe? What are they worth?

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fungi

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beans

Fava beans are a miracle plant, amazing animal fodder and contain L-DOPA for brain health

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how to safely heat with green/wet wood in your wood stove when you are desperate

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critter care

Sunflowers as animal food

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root crops

please share ideas for growing BIG sweet potatoes, several pounds per plant

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intentional community

Couple With Tiny Home Looking For Land or Community MICHIGAN

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bread

barm for making bread

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rocket stoves

Kelly Kettle boil water time.

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What are your favorite things about the winter season?

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fruit trees

Fire Blight

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rocket mass heaters

Lightweight Rocket Mass Heater Mediterranean Climate

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berm sheds

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Grey water system for tiny house in Canada

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A Copper Rose the final version

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New Painting: A Community Yard

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Cast Refractor Failure?

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Northern Lights alert

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Fava Beans - more than just beans

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new category: the cider press

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hemp, cannabis, marijuana, weed, grass ...

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communication

Science vs. "science" - and "engineering" too

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wildlife

Winter habitat for wildlife.

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chickens

Does keeping chickens actually save money?

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What is your Permies ambition?

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jokes

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toilet alternatives

30 Years Of Composting Humanure

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biochar

How does one make biochar from banana leaves ?

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cooking

Cooking with Dry Beans and Peas

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