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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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pep

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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meaningless drivel

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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wheaton laboratories

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

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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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art

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

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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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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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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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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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What do you do for work?

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Permies Poll: Do you maintain a root cellar?

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Found a pan that fits inside the firebox of the walker cookstove!

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cooking

Recipe: Southern Sweet Tea

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Lee Valley scythe - what do you think?

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Pantry Storage and Inventory

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wood burning stoves

Firewood Tracker

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Favorite Summer beverages

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

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Mending things that are not clothes

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The irony

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intentional community

Who is interested in joining a homesteading community like this?

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Make Rags From Old Clothes - PEP BB nest.sand.makerags

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Garden on Corliss Homestead Journal

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giant log steps with no metal fasteners

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From The Omnivore's guide to Home Cooking

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music

Music of the Moment

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homestead

EggMap Mobile

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tiny house

Tiny Home For Sale, welcome home!

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homestead

Anyone here close to being self sufficient and “living off the land” to a significant degree?

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plants

Mints and other mints

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permaculture

The Problem is the Solution

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natural building

Biochar as a tool for evaporative cooling?

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meaningless drivel

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

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tiny house

My Geodesic Dome Build So Far

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Change a letter game

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ethics and philosophy

Life lessons

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Seeking F Soulmate (39-52) to join me off-grid

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goats and sheep

Rotational grazing hack?

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cooking

How to have healthy food around all the time

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Off grid Intentional Community Seeks Gay members

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plants

What's growing well for you this year?

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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volunteer offerings

Seeking experienced growers to live/grow on my land for a season

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tinkering with this site

Seeking cool threads (for staying cool during the heat dome)

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greening the desert

Land Planning High Desert

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large farm

Farm scale permaculture?

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rainwater catchment

Repairing a crack in a water tank? Easy / Not easy / Dreadful? Advice needed

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paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts

wordpress and rss from 100 to all

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earth bag

Geodesic Domes and Earth Bags: Question for Kelly Hart

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forest garden

Some fruit and nut guilds

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goats and sheep

Nettles and Goats

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rocket mass heaters

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

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rainwater catchment

Inconspicuous Rainwater Diverter

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cheese

Cheese made from the curds when making lactic acid bacteria serum

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HAPPY 4th of JULY!!!!

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