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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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pep

PEPPERS in action

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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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A lot about apples!

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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 aging homesteader

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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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Someone lent me a guitar - how do I learn classical guitar

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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Are hobbies dead?

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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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this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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Oil paint as wood stain?

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Expedient insulation

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victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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What do you do for work?

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Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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Electric fence question for pigs

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Hydrogen Augmentation of Vehicle Fuel

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cooking

How do you make a hay box?

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The coffee ritual

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Change a letter game

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iberia

Hello from Northern Spain!

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Mysterious disappearing fruit

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Let’s see your log art!

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meaningless drivel

My version of Elizabeth Cotten's "Freight Train"

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trees

Drawing the line -what trees do you save?

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natural building

Flooring options

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Composting

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Looking for Health Conscious Woman UK

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How much land does a good life require?

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gear

2-wheel tiller advice (europe)

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soil

Raw eggs as fertilizer?

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Learned something new about Squirrels....

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fermentation

Fermenting Hard Lemonade

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Is there a simple way to divide the rain from a gutter into two equal directions

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Interesting facts about polled cattle

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Future Tractor Attachments and Modifications

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Squirrels ate my fava bean, and snow pea, seeds right away

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Saving a leaning apple tree

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WEEDS: a new permies . com dispatch on Substack

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4-6 ft tall (very pretty!) Windbreak ideas?

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

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Loveage as an accumilator?

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Gravel pad foundation concerns

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Making a Concertina from reclaimed materials?

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Cultivation of Mycorrhizal Mushrooms - class

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Deep Soil - Permaculture Gamified

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Spiritually grounded carpenter looking for work exchange for new chapter in life.

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Three Sisters Year 4

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Natural strings for musical instruments

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will dill seed and anise seed grow from organic spice bottles

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New compost bed, what to grow?

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Reuse Water From a Shower - PEP BB greywillow.sand.showerwater

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Seth's Lazer-Focused, Long-Winded, Lively List of Lab Lessons (BEL)

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Seeking a community to be part of

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toilet alternatives

Building my first compost toilets! could some of you enlighten me with some ideas?

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Growing Basil from Store-Bought Stems

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paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts

Podcast 745 - Hugelkultur Smackdown - Part 1

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Revitalizing old school dug well

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