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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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Unapparent disability

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Random cool maps

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Mistborn score - any good?

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Matt Walker continental stove build

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

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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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Catherine The Grateful - not permaculture farm, lessons from the field (BEL)

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Americans with recent experience buying from Canada? (Summer-fall 2025)

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JP and The Eternal Now (BEL)

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taking a news fast.....have you?

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market garden

Winter carrots, mainly

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Composting for bear prone areas

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Fall Decor Pumpkins/squash that are excellent eating

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What’s That One Indian Dish You Can Eat Daily Without Getting Bored?

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Looking for a recipe for homemade mayonnaise

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Build a J-Tube RMH - PEP BB rocket.straw.build

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Spokane Dirt Church - A Monthly Permaculture Club

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Permies Poll: How do you prune your grapes?

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Where do epsom salts go after a soak?

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plants

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solar

Seeking more guidance on solar project please

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Widower, seeking outgoing adventurous lady

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biochar

Breaking char down into smaller pieces

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Landrace seeds from Joseph Lofthouse, USA

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Work,for living space ASAP

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this is not BLUE (a lesson in color theory)

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Tiny House accommodation in exchange for work - South Florida

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fly control

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