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Game - Picture Association

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You know you're a permie when...

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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pep

PEPPERS in action

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

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textile techniques

not another yarn blog (spinning, weaving, and natural dyeing)

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hugelkultur

Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

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wheaton laboratories

Caleb's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

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organic

permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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meaningless drivel

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

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art

watercolour questions so beginner, I'm almost afraid to ask

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rocket mass heaters

Matt Walker tiny cookstove build in Portugal

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art

Help me fall in love with Oil Pastels

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personal care

Unapparent disability

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

the best thing for me in fighting cancer: community

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art

Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting

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gamcod

freaky cheap gardening movie project - 200 square feet on YOUR property

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bugs

Who are my new neighbours? (apparently now yellow jackets afterall)

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Hobby, crafting, or art no-buy anyone? (perennial self-accountability thread)

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Why does the barn have no walls?

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Before and after pictures contest

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I'm finally getting a greenhouse

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3 Sisters Garden, 2024, Year 2

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Chris' Bootcamp Experience Log

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Carrying things on your head

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We need your help - Permies server fundraiser

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bugs

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

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fruit trees

where can I get the grafting drill bit that makes a hole the same shape and size as a pencil?

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HELP! My milkpaint on concrete is cracking and chipping off!

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rocket mass heaters

The big hole in RMH information resources - and a suggested fix

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art

Glazing and underpainting - for the frugal oil painter (grisaille, brunaille, verdaille, etc)

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Non-plastic bucket for sawdust toilet?

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Weight constraints exerted by an RMH on the first floor

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Cell Phones

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home care

Citric Acid - Uses?

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food preservation

Looking for 5 gallon non plastic containers that seal airtight

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europe

Hi, From Rural Bulgaria!

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ducks and geese

Separating Down from Feathers

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greening the desert

Buying land

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homestead

Looking for homestead to buy or a homestead community to join

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i forgot my password and my email no longer works - need to get into my account!

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ozarks

Let's Talk About Fruit In the Ozarks

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getting robust and magnificent support on a social media site that costs you nothing

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Remote off-grid 40 acres in western New Mexico!

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permaculture singles

Single Male 51 Looking for the right woman to enjoy this journey with

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forest garden

Swale Question: How to increase drainage with clay soil?

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personal care

Show 222: Ramps and Beauty Berry

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transportation

public transportation...what's it like where you live?

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woodworking

all wood (or pure wood) fine woodworking - no glue or metal - advanced joinery

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fermentation

Fermented Foods for a Healthy Gut

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farm income

Thoughts on buying 1.3 acres of commercial greenhouses?

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fruit trees

Growing pakistan mulberry in zone 6b

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art

nature's color palettes

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Breaking Down the Burn

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bread

What would you most like to see in a sourdough baking book?

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politics

What positive changes are you looking forward to as outcomes of the USA 2024 presidential election?

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Promoting Your Stuff on Permies for FREE!

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wheaton laboratories

The Chronicles of Commander Clay

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kids

Creating a low-waste household with kids

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agile work

Guidance on Remote Work/Virtual Assistant Opportunities

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repair

Lexus at turtle speed [alternator, SOLVED]

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online learning

PermaTalks vol. 5 online learning series is starting on the 23rd of Jan

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personal care

Jammed Finger - Treatment?

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vegan food

If a vegan friend visited you today, what could you make for them?

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rocket mass heaters

Learning to heat with bricks

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pep food prep

Dry 6 Different Types of Things - food.straw.drythings PEP BB

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intentional community

Seeking land, to inherit/learn alongside an elder permie, or co-collaborators

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pep nest

Clean an Area Rug - PEP BB nest.sand.cleanrug

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homestead

Southern California Homestead stories

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hugelkultur

Hand built hugelkultur-frog pond-biochar and more follow along

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forest garden

Building a food forest on the edge of the desert.

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digital market

Native Bee Guide by Crown Bees

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pep tool care

Sharpen a chainsaw chain - PEP BB tool.sand.chainsaw

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

the best thing for me in fighting cancer: community

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gear

winter hand tool maintenance?

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Insulation

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