Register / Login

permaculture forums growies critters building homesteading energy monies kitchen purity ungarbage community wilderness fiber arts art permaculture artisans regional education skip experiences global resources cider press projects digital market permies.com pie forums private forums all forums

this forum made possible by our volunteer staff, including ...

master stewards:

stewards:

master gardeners:

gardeners:

Permaculture & Homesteading Discussion Forums

Best ever

meaningless drivel

Game - Picture Association

2415 replies 2 2317 1058

meaningless drivel

You know you're a permie when...

1334 replies 9 207 1760

meaningless drivel

Hilarious, rib tickling memes

1234 replies 1463 1511

recycling

What is it.... the game! Post unknown objects to ID... and to stump others!

1533 replies 16 591 517

wheaton laboratories

SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

1134 replies 33 3631 2135 3

wheaton laboratories

Dez's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

1089 replies 33 4231 1794

wheaton laboratories

Magdalene’s Bootcamp Experience

451 replies 1 1244 877

seeds and breeding

Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

582 replies 6 551 303

meaningless drivel

funny signs

448 replies 2 602 573

music

Music of the Moment

1297 replies 1265 16 281

fruit trees

A lot about apples!

9 11

meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

776 replies 1 94 342

pep

PEPPERS in action

435 replies 5 39 202

books

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

2 13

organic

permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

923 replies 10 1060 570

textile techniques

not another yarn blog (spinning, weaving, and natural dyeing)

199 replies 14 143 94

hugelkultur

Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

1204 replies 20 247 34

wheaton laboratories

Caleb's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

445 replies 1361 842

meaningless drivel

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

461 replies 10 256 386

homestead

The aging homesteader

527 replies 40 266

More »
Best this year

rocket mass heaters

Matt Walker tiny cookstove build in Portugal

207 replies 31 187 218

art

Ugly duckling (goslings) - cheer me on?

66 replies 5 36 12

personal care

Unapparent disability

86 replies 5 155

art

Glazing and underpainting - for the frugal oil painter (grisaille, brunaille, verdaille, etc)

38 replies 23 3

art

Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting

43 replies 7 15 1

paul wheaton's pseudo blog

the best thing for me in fighting cancer: community

252 replies 1 1 176

meaningless drivel

Hobby, crafting, or art no-buy anyone? (perennial self-accountability thread)

38 replies 16 5

meaningless drivel

Why does the barn have no walls?

44 replies 4 12

bugs

Who are my new neighbours? (apparently now yellow jackets afterall)

35 replies 2 2 8

meaningless drivel

Before and after pictures contest

44 replies 1 106 159

crowdfunding

Willow Feeder movie

115 replies 3 7 89

gardening for beginners

3 Sisters Garden, 2024, Year 2

208 replies 164 58

wheaton laboratories

Chris' Bootcamp Experience Log

72 replies 1 223 137 20

wood burning stoves

Matt Walker continental stove build

105 replies 90 92

low tech

Carrying things on your head

36 replies 8 19 63

bugs

Is there a food I can eat to make bugs love me less

60 replies 8

tinkering with this site

We need your help - Permies server fundraiser

3 198

meaningless drivel

Random cool maps

69 replies 1 110 45

finishes

HELP! My milkpaint on concrete is cracking and chipping off!

15 replies 12 7

rocket mass heaters

The big hole in RMH information resources - and a suggested fix

68 replies 3 44

More »
Most recent

gardening for beginners

Planting by Phenology (Natural Plant and Animal Cycles)

2 minutes ago 45 replies 1 7 44

apples

What to grow underneath my apple trees?

3 hours ago 31 replies 2 8

hugelkultur

Inherited Hugel - need Advice

3 hours ago 6 replies

plumbing

Need Help: How to Install a Toilet Properly?

4 hours ago 0 replies

meaningless drivel

jokes

6 hours ago 3872 replies 29 177 3643

food preservation

How to preserve sweet potatoes, if you grow way too many.

7 hours ago 25 replies 12 16

ducks and geese

Chickens and Ducks

7 hours ago 33 replies 1 5

music

Music of the Moment

8 hours ago 1297 replies 1265 16 281

permaculture singles

EUROPE - any single MAN out there?

8 hours ago 0 replies 1

skills to inherit property

List of SKIPpers and PEPpers

9 hours ago 4 29

forest garden

Building a food forest on the edge of the desert.

9 hours ago 35 replies 207 34

cooking

What kind of Pizza do you like?

9 hours ago 30 replies 1 2 16

homestead

Riona's micro-homesteading thread

9 hours ago 19 replies 12

tinkering with this site

use a real sounding name - no edge cases please

9 hours ago 112 replies 1 5 74

tinkering with this site

deleting stuff

9 hours ago 67 replies 1 26

predators

Eastern wolf is in the house!

9 hours ago 7 replies 2 4

organic

Protective whimsy

9 hours ago 0 replies 4 1

chickens

Easy DIY Chick Brooder

9 hours ago 16 replies 7

pea

PEA gardening skills challenge 2025

9 hours ago 3 replies 1

intentional community

Help needed to start up an Intentional Community In the Western NC

10 hours ago 0 replies

biochar

Govt. grants help forest owners prevent fires with biochar

10 hours ago 3 replies

cherries

Nanking Cherry: An underrated fruit?

11 hours ago 15 replies 2 1 3

wheaton laboratories

The Red Cabin

11 hours ago 9 42 38

gamcod

GAMCOD 2025: 200 square feet; Zero degrees F or colder; calories cheap and easy

11 hours ago 5 4 41

seeds and breeding

"Seed-snail" testing thread, 2025

11 hours ago 17 replies 1 22 10

sewing

The great closet renewal project

11 hours ago 3 replies 13 2

pep textiles

Sew a simple shirt - PEP BB textile.straw.sew.t-shirt

BB 11 hours ago 8 13 3

wheaton laboratories

SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

11 hours ago 1134 replies 33 3631 2135 3

homestead

Free rent on a farm in Fresno County California

11 hours ago 12 replies 1

cooking

what's for dinner?

12 hours ago 225 replies 1 80 38

earthen floor

earthen floor outdoor

12 hours ago 5 replies

transportation

Living without a car

12 hours ago 53 replies 14 28

meaningless drivel

Hobby, crafting, or art no-buy anyone? (perennial self-accountability thread)

12 hours ago 38 replies 16 5

gear

propane on demand hot water heaters (no electricity)

12 hours ago 22 replies 7 13

plants

What new plant will you try in 2025?

12 hours ago 47 replies 15 30

gear

What is the best way to sharpen a knife?

13 hours ago 47 replies 3 5 20

recycling

Recycling in the 18th Century

13 hours ago 5 replies 2 3

fruit trees

Sea Buckthorn (Sea berries) A Super food

13 hours ago 16 replies 8 14

biochar

How long does biochar last?

13 hours ago 4 replies 6

soil

building soil on sand

14 hours ago 88 replies 2 3 3

tinkering with this site

gir bot

14 hours ago 72 replies 4 14 40

plants

Transplanting established blueberries bushes

14 hours ago 5 replies 1

horses, donkeys and mules

Wild burros are destroying my property!

14 hours ago 9 replies 2
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- ►
Top Forums
growies
- hugelkultur 15794
- forest garden 26767
- permaculture 58375
- gardening for beginners 31446
- plants 57889
- fruit trees 25973
- woodland 12319
- soil 20718
- trees 32189
- composting 16750
- organic 19942
- lawn 6611
- potatoes 2497
- 40 more...
critters
- chickens 22304
- honey bees 7726
- bugs 11418
- goats and sheep 9768
- pigs 6194
- cattle 5019
- dogs and cats 7217
- critter care 9814
- 16 more...
building
- roundwood and timber framing 6757
- wofati and earth berm 7946
- natural building 24593
- greenhouses 10917
- cob 6482
- straw bale house 2999
- tiny house 5594
- toilet alternatives 5805
- rainwater catchment 5596
- woodworking 6009
- passive solar 3506
- grey water 3695
- finishes 1852
- fencing 3916
- stone work 2040
- earthship 1940
- nomadic housing 1594
- earth bag 3428
- 6 more...
homesteading
- homestead 43609
- gear 20995
- earthworks 8894
- ponds 7875
- wells and springs 3268
- scythes 1777
- low tech 4401
- 3 more...
energy
- rocket mass heaters 42490
- rocket stoves 29948
- alternative energy 18073
- wood burning stoves 13665
- solar 11169
- transportation 2976
- rocket ovens 2271
- 6 more...
monies
- frugality 18231
- crowdfunding 14566
- residual income streams 1845
- farm income 8673
- financial strategy 8478
- cottage industry 2972
- 2 more...
kitchen
- food preservation 12864
- fermentation 6528
- cooking 28330
- medicinal herbs 12039
- food as medicine 9230
- vegan food 1586
- 6 more...
purity
- home care 5181
- personal care 10093
- ergonomics 2673
- 1 more...
ungarbage
- recycling 7343
- repair 5528
- zero waste 4748
- upcycling 4663
- 1 more...
community
- intentional community 14084
- ecovillage 2092
- communication 6132
- decision making 702
- permaculture singles 10399
- rural 3055
- 6 more...
wilderness
- wild harvesting 7750
- ancestral skills 4732
- hunting and fishing 1909
- survival 4504
fiber arts
- textile techniques 7262
- animal fibers 3395
- plant fibers 3053
- sewing 5869
- 3 more...
art
- art 9653
- music 2662
- writing 2486
- living art 1468
- camera work 3350
- 2 more...
permaculture artisans
- sepp holzer 2406
- paul wheaton's pseudo blog 12717
- masanobu fukuoka 2179
- geoff lawton 1344
- permaculture artisans 2175
- 2 more...
regional
- missoula 7232
- cascadia 9459
- rockies 4727
- great white north 4244
- europe 3908
- southwest usa 4270
- midwest usa 3982
- eastern usa 3272
- southern usa 4992
- ozarks 2765
- south america / central america / mexico 1686
- iberia 2690
- africa 1915
- 13 more...
education
- pdc 2264
- workshops 3226
- conferences / convergences 1000
- kids 3679
- online learning 2731
- science and research 2376
- 5 more...
skip
- skills to inherit property 3777
- pep 6092
- pea 1155
- pep gardening 1196
- pep animal care 1200
- pep textiles 2267
- skip workshop 1469
- 20 more...
experiences
- volunteer offerings 4102
- jobs offered 2168
- jobs wanted 1283
- land shares 4348
- 7 more...
global resources
- books 11729
- movies, videos and documentaries 5452
- products 1901
- paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts 4139
- resources: seeds, plants, honey, consulting, etc. 5331
- blatant advertising 4088
- podcasts 910
- magazines 235
- 7 more...
projects
- projects 21828
- wheaton laboratories 34279
- permaculture design 6803
- permaculture sites 2203
digital market
- paul wheaton 2687
- videos 1023
- ernie and erica wisner 203
- ebooks 1118
- mike oehler 141
- digital market 4866
- growing with nature 45
- permies affiliate program 286
- 7 more...
permies.com
- tinkering with this site 42091
- introductions 8066
- meaningless drivel 70857
- wiki 23481
- 1 more...
Go to forum