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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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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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Quote of the day

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PEPPERS in action

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

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

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

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The aging homesteader

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Smaugust 2025 art challenge (there are dragons)

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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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

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a college degree in 2025/2026/2027 ... don't

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garden plans, records, results, hopes.....

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What's for Dinner?

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Are hobbies dead?

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Permaculture-core: what is the permaculture aesthetic?

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

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Seth's Lazer-Focused, Long-Winded, Lively List of Lab Lessons (BEL)

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Americans, please don't use 2 letter abbreviations for your state!

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The Glorious Revolution - 25th of May - Pratchett and discworld

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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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Catherine The Grateful - not permaculture farm, lessons from the field (BEL)

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'French box easel' - can it really work for painting out and about?

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

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What do you do for work?

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timbertool vs. tree jack

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Food self-sufficiency for 9 people on 10 acres, what would you do?

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Growing green onions from seed in containers

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Farming 2.0 high capacity farming on limited land

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30-day dopamine detox reset

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Don't diss the drum

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Full Time Yurt Living In Mediterranean Climate

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How do you dress for the outdoors in winter?

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cob

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cooking

Tahini! and what to do with it

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holiday treats!

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Monstera, to slice or save?

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pebble style rmh - in the fisher price house

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rocket mass heaters

all (41!) of the rocket mass heaters and rocket contraptions at wheaton labs (with pics!)

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Rocket Mass Heater Resources Wiki

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Looking inside a rocket mass heater 13 years later

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What if I painted 100 chicken portraits?

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I wrote a comprehensive "Regenerative Manual" (Vol 1 & 2) and released it on Archive org

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wild harvesting

From the Spring Foraging Cookbook: Oregon Grape

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gear

Off-grid security camera set-up

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ethics and philosophy

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

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'Boring' Daily Rituals

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paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts

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J's stories - just for fun

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The Gift of Giving

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