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Music of the Moment

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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PEPPERS in action

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

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

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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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a college degree in 2025/2026/2027 ... don't

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

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What's for Dinner?

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Are hobbies dead?

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Mistborn score - any good?

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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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Making my own watercolors with natural pigments (both homemade and storebought)

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

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'French box easel' - can it really work for painting out and about?

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

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Gardening playing cards for gardeners and homesteaders Kickstarter

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Kelly Kettle boil water time.

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Cob-Coated Plastic Water Storage Tank?

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biochar

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How do you preserve your grain?

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Free range pigs with actual food free

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Farming 2.0 high capacity farming on limited land

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Stan Meyer Hydrogen Generators And Patents

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Any leads on where I could acquire some Apios priceana seeds?

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activate stealth mode!

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Excessively Planned 6" Batchbox - Design

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Herbal Medicine 101: The cheapest, easiest, quickest, most medicinal soup you can make

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I thought I had prepared - turns out sickness whacked my perfect world

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personal care

Cold Plunge for optimal health

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personal care

Permies Poll: Do you prefer baths or showers?

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soil

Wood Ash - An Overview

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Help with name policy

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bugs

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

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Zero inputs

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