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Quote of the day

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PEPPERS in action

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The aging homesteader

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Northern Lights alert

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A lot about apples!

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

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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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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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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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How do I learn to read music?

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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The death of rats - need inspiration for some discworld fan art

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art

Oil paint as wood stain?

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What to make with just Flour and Water?

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Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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frugality

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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butterflies in our garden! (with updates)

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

are there currently millions of permaculture millionaires? (the story of Gert)

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books

Building a Better World in your Backyard by Paul Wheaton and Shawn Klassen-Koop

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gardening for beginners

Big healthy tomato plants, but no tomatoes.

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If today had a theme song, what song would open it?

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seeds and breeding

Dahlia landracing project in the far north of Scotland

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california

Any permie friends in Nevada County CA?

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wheaton laboratories

fukuoka flat: a place to park a camping trailer, rv (land whale), skoolie or sprinter van (van life)

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homestead

Fire Safety Awareness for Permies

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conferences / convergences

Radical Mycology Convergence | Mulino, OR | Sept. 24–27, 2026

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How to learn to weld?

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Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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pear tree at farm (Mollala, Canby?)

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Sunken Beds: New TreeYo EDU Earthworks Chapter Article

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Garden box vs just growing in the ground

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some pics from paul

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seeds and breeding

Free Sunflower Seeds - Will you help my son increase genetics?

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root crops

Lets talk about Skirret!

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How do you store bananas?

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Community

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Kitchen garden plot on Skye

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seeds and breeding

landrace tobacco planting

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gardening for beginners

Underground watering

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rainwater catchment

all the functions of a water barrel

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critter care

How do you store livestock feed?

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plants

Plants which generate large volumes of green matter for compost?

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seeds and breeding

Opportunity For Kindness When Ordering Seeds

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toilet alternatives

Can you use Black Soldier Fly (BSF) indoors for toilet??

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Terraces Article From Earthworks Chapter of TreeYo EDU PDC handbook

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bugs

Post Cool Bug Pics

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art

Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting (marble dust, calcite, limestone medium )

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Where to discuss religion, cannabis, politics, social justice, ethics, toxins? Cider Press!

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trees

Best equipment for trimming high branches?

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natural building

What kind of structure would you build to manage humidity?

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gear

Jameson FG-Series Hollow Core Tree Trimming Kit

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gear

Gear Review Grid

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fermentation

Misozuke

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Did you just "should" on me?

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projects

Chance's Garden Everything Forum Blog

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root crops

Addi Anchote

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wildfire

Fire drill

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rocket mass heaters

Fire safety and establishing procedures

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projects

What Can I Give You?

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wofati and earth berm

Hobbit Home Progress.

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