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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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The aging homesteader

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Quote of the day

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Northern Lights alert

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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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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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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What to make with just Flour and Water?

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art

Oil paint as wood stain?

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gardening for beginners

Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Expedient insulation

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grains and pseudograins

Geoff Lawton says grain is not really worth the while - what are your thoughts?

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Making tiny worlds - what is this art called

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art

How to make fancy, medieval book covers with kids?

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

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apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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

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alternative energy

Building 100 AH LiFePo4 Battery Box

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My new experiment with ollas

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What's your go to thing to help reduce stress of stuff you have no control over

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ponds

Permaculture Aquarium or Pond

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rainwater catchment

collecting rainwater in a concrete septic tank

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hugelkultur

do I need to dig a trench?

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digital market

Permaculture Adventure Bundle

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Bah, it's National Grouch Day

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wheaton laboratories

Jessee's Bootcamp Experience for today

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What can you cook on a rocket stove?

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honey bees

Did I kill my bees?

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medicinal herbs

trying to come up with anti inflammatory protocol with few if any side effects for osteoarthritis

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What fiction are you reading right now? How is it?

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You get to go forward or backwards in time....where and when?

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upcycling

Above ground pool into green house or yurt

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permaculture singles

Truth Seeking Father Looking for a Homestead Minded Woman Ready for Family Life

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Toilet vent pipe….Frog?

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Music of the Moment

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Need advice on where to start

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Permaculture in the Colombian tropical dry forest

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SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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transportation

Help - Melted Battery Post

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homestead

Top 10 things to do in October--by region-ish?

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cover crops

Oats as a cover crop?

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rocket mass heaters

stop running your 75% efficient wood stove at 3% efficiency!

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gardening for beginners

Corn cross polination

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grains and pseudograins

Geoff Lawton says grain is not really worth the while - what are your thoughts?

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rocket mass heaters

Rocket Mass Heater Resources Wiki

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alternative energy

Infographic to consider the best heat - all costs

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quotes

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Venezuela, Food Shortages and Urban Farming

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food choices

"The Diet Delusion" by Gary Taubes - it's application to those living with permaculture.

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rainwater catchment

benefits of rainfall collection

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seeds and breeding

Seed starting back to the basics with a twist

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earthship

Could a game help test Earthship ideas before we build them?

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honey bees

Wild bee hunting??

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frugality

Financial Realities vs Waste

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zero waste

What to do with all those eggshells???

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wofati and earth berm

Hobbit Home Progress.

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forest garden

Daily Sustenance from a Forest Garden?

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plants

Have you used Good King Henry?

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