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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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Carrying things on your head

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

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JP and The Eternal Now (BEL)

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Holding the heat overnight, the importance of shutting off the air flow.

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Use and benefits of using Caucasian Mountain spinach in our gardens.

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The wonderful world of water, soil and plants

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intentional community

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nuts

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for zombie attacks...or gardening

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land shares

Seeking Land Stewardship or Caretaker Opportunity (Wisconsin / Midwest)

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cooking

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scanner trouble

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intentional community

Intentional Community- white canvas in Portugal

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pep textiles

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