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meaningless drivel

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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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The aging homesteader

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meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

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

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

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

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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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meaningless drivel

Are hobbies dead?

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How do I learn to read music?

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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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music

Cigar box guitar and variations

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wofati and earth berm

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

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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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frugality

Expedient insulation

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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Replacing broken tool handles

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The great big thread of sunchoke info - growing, storing, eating/recipes, science facts

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a rhubarb harvest technique to get more rhubarb per year

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transportation

What's inside?

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gear

Do you have an anvil?

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alternative energy

Building 100 AH LiFePo4 Battery Box

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apple tree from seed died but it has sprouts! wondering how to encourage them?

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low tech

Any ideas how to haul long logs from the woods with no vehicle?

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sewing

The Great A'tuin gets a makeover

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natural building

Crushed glass instead of sand

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What could be harvesting my green strawberries?

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Granny Gravel Bitch and Her Allerton Abbey Adventures...WOFATI WOMAAANN (BEL)

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2" water pump hose reduction size?

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resources: seeds, plants, honey, consulting, etc.

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Baking soda and brown sugar

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Apios Americana

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Strawbale for a jungle greenhouse in a cold climate?

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Discworld quotes that fit

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what is the advantage to an 'app'?

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wood burning stoves

Mini wood-burning cookstove for a tiny house

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New book!

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Trees are Fountains of Fertility

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mulch

Wood Chip Win

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trees

Paul was right... again.

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woodland

Best and safest way(s) to cut down broken branches?

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"run the site my way or else I will leave"

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permies.com publishing standards

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Be Nice

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CENSORSHIP - Paul Wheaton requested

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"you are violating my rights to free speech"

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Let me be clear that I am going to be vague

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new category: the cider press

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reputation on permies, and on the internet

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getting robust and magnificent support on a social media site that costs you nothing

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wild harvesting

From the Spring Foraging Cookbook: Watercress, Mountain Watercress and Water Leaf

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Offering Georgia Farm Lease 40-100 acres, Flexible

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When frustration kicks in HARD...

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gardening for beginners

Easiest Vegetable to Grow

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alternative energy

Cooling with a closed system

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homestead

Sulfur repels ticks?

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plants

What do you do with surplus_________________ (fill the blank)?

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crowdfunding

Thank you to everyone who helped to publish Sourdough Without Fail!

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