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Game - Picture Association

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You know you're a permie when...

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What is it.... the game! Post unknown objects to ID... and to stump others!

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Dez's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

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wheaton laboratories

SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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funny signs

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Music of the Moment

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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PEPPERS in action

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Quote of the day

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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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Help me fall in love with Oil Pastels

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Unapparent disability

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art

Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

the best thing for me in fighting cancer: community

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gamcod

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

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

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meaningless drivel

Why does the barn have no walls?

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meaningless drivel

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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wheaton laboratories

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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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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meaningless drivel

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

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rocket mass heaters

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

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gamcod

Getting ready for GAMCOD-(ish) in Portugal

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Canada is a sovereign nation, Mr. Trump

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southern usa

Any Louisiana permies in here? Southwest La?

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chickens

Keeping chickens home

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rocket mass heaters

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

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gear

Battery Tender from Florida, USA

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politics

electric cars, hybrids and politics?

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wheaton laboratories

Should Wheaton Labs host an Advanced PDC with Alan Booker in 2025?

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meaningless drivel

"It's all good" and other sayings that don't make sense

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bread

Do you bake bread as often as you would like? What are your biggest breadmaking roadblocks?

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food preservation

I Pressure canned with water level over the lid, is the food okay?

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paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts

Podcast 693 - Bits and Bobs with Alexandra - Part 2

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digital market

3D Plans - Solar Food Dehydrator with Rocket Boost - 50% off for the next 48 hours!

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wofati and earth berm

Hobbit Home Progress.

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personal care

Permies Poll: Do you prefer baths or showers?

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ulcer factory

World’s largest 'carbon removal plant' in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

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seeds and breeding

dehybridizing hybrids - I invite you to join me

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rural

Cold weather in the US south

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introductions

Hello and happy to be here!

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roundwood and timber framing

Making a Three Log Bench

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meaningless drivel

Winter advice for people new to winter

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intentional community

Offering a rent-free off-grid spot in SW Colorado

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organic

permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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intentional community

Looking for an intentional community, farm cooperative or homesteaders in the Santa Fe, NM area.

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intentional community

Desert Southwest opportunity for the right person(s)

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natural building

Reciprocal Roof insulation in cold climate

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rocket mass heaters

Matt Walker tiny cookstove build in Portugal

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natural building

Compressed earth block - Multiple questions

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fruit trees

Fruit tree planting advice

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tinkering with this site

questions about running DX5 ads on permies

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art

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

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goats and sheep

Animals know (sometimes) what’s good to eat?

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natural building

How can I go sans air conditioner in central Oklahoma without being miserable?

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clothing

How to Wear a Renaissance Corset?

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gardening for beginners

Weevil life cycle and corn seed long-term storage questions

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ulcer factory

Change of shopping habits before the 20th of Jan, 2025?

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gear

Anyone use a Mason-Genie for vacuum sealing mason jars?

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homestead

planting comfrey in front yard

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greenhouses

Medieval Korean oiled-paper greenhouses

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roundwood and timber framing

Hanok building book. Traditional Korean timber frame house.

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skills to inherit property

How to monitor your badge bits

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wildlife

Squirrels

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tinkering with this site

but but but but

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tinkering with this site

Leaving room for other peoples ideas.

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rainwater catchment

Building rainwater catch system for irrigation

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gear

winter hand tool maintenance?

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