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

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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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

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Making my own watercolors with natural pigments (both homemade and storebought)

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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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Minimum protein and fat

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How to tell if material is natural or not

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quotes

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Why the duck cant I grow carrots!!!

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Winter wood consumption report on Shorty Core

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Herbal Medicine 101: Garlic

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deep well pump filling up cistern

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will very rusty well water harm plants?

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

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What is this old pan? It's a stove-top oven!

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Off grid Pump for Spring?

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4th Phase of Water

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Good Permie Cars...

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Show Us What You Are Hauling On Your Bike

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