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Music of the Moment

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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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PEPPERS in action

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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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organic

Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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

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meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

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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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How do I learn to read music?

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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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How to save fuel when driving?

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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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Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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frugality

Expedient insulation

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BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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Hay wagon as a base for a tiny home?

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hugelkultur

I have ambitious plans for a handful of Hugelkultur mounds. What am I missing/doing wrong?

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Random cool maps

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wood burning stoves

Walker continental stove and flooring

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wofati and earth berm

Earth home heating

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rainwater catchment

Rainwater collection to supplement public water

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Recipe Search - Cube Steak

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rocket mass heaters

8" J-tube with half barrel bench

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plants

Ants and Okra

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If you Could only have one Electronic Device, what would it be?

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8"J-tube with Bell to heat living room and kitchen

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Change a letter game

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Be Nice

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Rabbits fenced in garden!

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planting and growing saffron

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I think I messed up... Antagonizing paper wasps

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riding mowers loose in the neighborhood!!!

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Black fly on broad beans

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New form of trellis

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frugality

The Zero Dollar Christmas Plan

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Best places to buy land in California

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How to install metal roofing to reduce the noise factor?

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Crows and Fresh Planted Sweet Corn

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We have new staff! Please welcome Hal Schibel!

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Just a Quick Friendly Reminder...

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Selling a permaculture property in NJ

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hugelkultur

how to optimize hugelkultur placement - avoid frost pockets and reduce wind impact

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Hugelkultur resources WIKI

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Three Sisters Year 4

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Slow Looking

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Has anyone else thought about how gardening might be the best dating filter that nobody's using?

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Growing coffee at home

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Reminder for myself

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putting together a new bundle for 2026

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ethics and philosophy

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

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fruit trees

How many fruit trees and bushes for a family of four?

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Happiness is ...

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permaculture real estate

3.4 acres in Clallam County, WA [Olympic Natio Park], orchard, ponds, shop, honest condition: $415K

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blatant advertising

Connecting gardeners with unused yard space

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land shares

Family Farm Stewards/Fellowship

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workshops

Thatched Roof Training July/August 2026 at the Strawbale Studio in Oxford, MI

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