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Game - Picture Association

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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Quote of the day

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

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

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Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

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wheaton laboratories

Caleb's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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

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watercolour questions so beginner, I'm almost afraid to ask

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rocket mass heaters

Matt Walker tiny cookstove build in Portugal

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Help me fall in love with Oil Pastels

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Unapparent disability

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art

Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting

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the best thing for me in fighting cancer: community

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gamcod

freaky cheap gardening movie project - 200 square feet on YOUR property

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

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Why does the barn have no walls?

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Before and after pictures contest

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I'm finally getting a greenhouse

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3 Sisters Garden, 2024, Year 2

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wheaton laboratories

Chris' Bootcamp Experience Log

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Carrying things on your head

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We need your help - Permies server fundraiser

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

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fruit trees

where can I get the grafting drill bit that makes a hole the same shape and size as a pencil?

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

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

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rocket mass heaters

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

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gamcod

Getting ready for GAMCOD-(ish) in Portugal

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Change of shopping habits before the 20th of Jan, 2025?

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Canada is a sovereign nation, Mr. Trump

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apple cores - apparently you annoyed somebody on the staff

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Shell-less eggs

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bread

How do I start a sourdough starter?

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Adding comfort to bicycling

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Handlebars

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Shredder for (sometimes) wet garden waste, not to chip wood

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New server bug? Desktop mode on mobile

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Winter advice for people new to winter

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greening the desert

Will a tipi work as a protection from extreme temperatures?

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Squirrels

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goats and sheep

What to do with my bucklings?

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soil

Why does ash alkalinize the soil, when wood chips do not?

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rabbits

Rabbit Tractor for Grow Outs

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cooking

What is a normal breakfast for you?

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Why does the barn have no walls?

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writing

The Last Shepherd

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personal challenges

Grief sucks. People are wonderful.

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food preservation

Looking for 5 gallon non plastic containers that seal airtight

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cooking

Can we make sugar from skirret root?

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PEP BB tool.straw.service - Full Service a Vehicle or Tractor

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personal care

Permies Poll: Do you prefer baths or showers?

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seeds and breeding

The official permies.com Seed and Plant Source Review Grid

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seeds and breeding

Johnny's Selected Seed from Maine, USA

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kids

picture puzzles for skill building

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art

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

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pep textiles

Repair a tear in a couch, love seat, or padded chair - PEP BB textiles.straw.upholstery.tear

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conservation

It is 2024 and incandescent is still better than LED

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midwest usa

Southwest Ohio - North College Hill (Cincinnati suburb) area permaculture gardeners

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cob

T-bricks - the easy way to make an adobe home

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fermentation

Your favourite spot for Tempeh incubation and other ferments requiring warmth (winter problem) ?

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organic

permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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pep plumbing

PEP BB plumbing.sand.tiny.filterwater - Put Collected Water Through a Berkey Filter

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permaculture singles

41M SE Missouri

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ethics and philosophy

'negotiation'.....what does it mean to you?

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F LF M partner to create Anastasia:Ringing Cedars of Russia inspired mystical sustainable lifestyle

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woodland

From clear cut to living forest in Brazil

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eastern usa

New York Permie Rollcall

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fruit trees

Fruit tree planting advice

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homestead

What is the best way to stabilize a muddy area

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introductions

Hello and happy to be here!

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new england

New Hampshire White mountains area permaculture?

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Blue Monday (just music thread)

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