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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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Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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

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A lot about apples!

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The aging homesteader

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Northern Lights alert

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

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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Someone lent me a guitar - how do I learn classical guitar

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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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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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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Expedient insulation

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Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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Alexandra Malecki made it to PEP2! Follow my family SKIP to homestead!

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Chalk paint to cool windows and roofs

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Learned something new about squirrels

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Making tiny worlds - what is this art called

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My biochar production tally thread.

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Tamarack advice

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making biochar: methods pros and cons

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how can I use pollen?

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cooking

Garlic stems and leaves

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My seedlings are getting attacked by this insect

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When is clothing too far gone?

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Put a new end on an extension cord - PEP BB electricity.sand.cordend

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Pear slug control

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gear

What equipment should we request in our soil-improvement grant application?

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A hedgehog experience

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wildfire

Tips to protect your home during forest fires

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Change a letter game

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

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Surviving this big world with wonky hearing...

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Help wanted, space available in East Tennessee

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The Wing'dmill - 18 year old design from a fluid mechanics Ph.D

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Removing Invasives in Public Places

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Are ants beneficial or detrimental?

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OK Ozarks 1,000+ Acre Off-Grid Christian Community

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

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Build your own oil press, yields oil and dry nut meal. Oh, wind powered too!

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Fava bean cover crop

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hide glue (animal skin glue) - Everything we need to know

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The Village Green, Northside, Cincinnati Ohio

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Partner for a Shared Dream and Adventure?? (53)

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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61yo Male seeking partner for off grid homestead in Washington State - Aeneas Valley

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scythes

Lee Valley scythe - what do you think?

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HAPPY 4th of JULY!!!!

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natural building

Arundo donax for building

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Do people still make 'friendship cake'?

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fencing

How to repair netting?

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plants

Mints and other mints

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cell phone app for 'drawing' a map of plant locations by sensing where you walk?

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permaculture design

Aging in place with permaculture

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The irony

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