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

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You know you're a permie when...

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wheaton laboratories

SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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Music of the Moment

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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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music

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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wheaton laboratories

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

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

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homestead

The aging homesteader

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meaningless drivel

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

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hugelkultur

Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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wheaton laboratories

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

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music

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

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art

2026 - arting - quick art share

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art

Best (foodsafe) paper mache paste recipe? And other advice.

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what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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

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meaningless drivel

Are hobbies dead?

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Are you interested in building a rocket mass heater? What is holding you back?

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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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frugality

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

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permaculture singles

this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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music

Cigar box guitar and variations

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art

Oil paint as wood stain?

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gardening for beginners

Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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frugality

Expedient insulation

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skills to inherit property

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

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BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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gardening for beginners

What can I sow after midsummer?

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natural building

How to install metal roofing to reduce the noise factor?

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gear

Recommendation for Tire Inlator or Compressor when on the road?

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cooking

Grocery Shopping?

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permaculture singles

19 M in CT looking for a homesteading wife, or friends

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sewing

an old quilt: how much effort to make it usable?

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roundwood and timber framing

giant log steps with no metal fasteners

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natural building

Sealing Gaps in sheathing, remote location

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ulcer factory

Facing my dragons, and the music...

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ethics and philosophy

Life lessons

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projects

A wicking bed for a high tunnel

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forest garden

Show me your rainwater irrigation setups!

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ecovillage

GEC ecovillage project in the Pacific Northwest.

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ancestral skills

What creative things do you do with bones?

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projects

Veganic forest gardens

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clothing

What do you wear when you work outside? (summertime)

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plants

Are you growing a new vegetable this year?

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permaculture singles

52 yr SWM, Rooted in craft, thought, and spirit—looking for a partner in the same direction.

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beans

Fava bean cover crop

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rabbits

Burdock leaf, root safe for rabbits?

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gardening for beginners

All About Pumpkins

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plants

World record mullein?

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digital market

homesteading and permaculture bundle 2026

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ethics and philosophy

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

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hugelkultur

Getting Started With Hugelkultur Beds

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plants

Let's talk tomatoes

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Change a letter game

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wheaton laboratories

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

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pep electricity

Troubleshoot and fix an electrical appliance - electricity.straw.fix PEP BB

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cooking

What's fermenting in your kitchen?

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food as medicine

Refreshing homemade summer drinks for working outside

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food preservation

The Constant Ferment in progress aka Perpetual Pickles Crock

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wildlife

I think I messed up... Antagonizing paper wasps

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asian natural farming

Q&A for Masanobu Fukuoka's farm

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urban gardening

Jchokes in sub-irrigated buckets

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straw bale house

Straw Bale House WITHOUT COB (or plaster)??

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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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homestead

Unplanned Function Stacking

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pigs

New piggies may 2026

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gardening for beginners

Gardening in the wrong climate?

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plants

Plants where all of it is edible

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gardening for beginners

wood chips and when not to use them

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permaculture singles

38M looking for female for homesteading in east Alabama

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rabbits

Rabbits fenced in garden!

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intentional community

43yo hispanic female

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