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A lot about apples!

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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Caleb's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

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

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The aging homesteader

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Matt Walker tiny cookstove build in Portugal

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Unapparent disability

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Why does the barn have no walls?

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3 Sisters Garden, 2024, Year 2

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Carrying things on your head

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

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Random cool maps

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

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Sea Buckthorn (Sea berries) A Super food

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What's the best spice?

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Soil Test Help

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Watering with tap water

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wells and springs

Off-grid water filter tips?

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PIE Reception Times

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When has Society Willingly Abandoned a Technology?

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Hey, let me (re-)introduce myself.

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wood burning stoves

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Lent-season projects, anyone?

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How many "dishes" do you make for dinner?

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cooking

The History of Chicken Fried Steak

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Riona's micro-homesteading thread

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Thank you David the Good

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Peaches: An underrated fruit?

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Feedback on raising chickens

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farm income

OffTheLand net is a 100% FREE platform to sell, barter, and share your abundance LOCALLY!

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cooking

Evaporated vinegar

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Help me design a very small bucket outhouse

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48 Acres of Land for Sale at £139,000 - perfect for permaculture project

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Identifying Fire Brick

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Thinking about MavenFair - Canadian handmade marketplace

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Gorgeous 65ac semi-wild sanctuary w/ earthworks & bespoke infra above Klamath River (CA)

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Good Start to the Snow Harvest this Winter

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2025 call-out for GAMCOD gardeners

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seeds and breeding

The official permies.com Seed and Plant Source Review Grid

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Victory Seed Company from Texas, USA

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