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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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pep

PEPPERS in action

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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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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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meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

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The aging homesteader

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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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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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Are hobbies dead?

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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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frugality

How to save fuel when driving?

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this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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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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frugality

Expedient insulation

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BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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DUPED again?!?

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how did you find out about permies.com?

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looking for a community in Poland

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greenhouses

Greenhouses where it is cold for a long time...

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What's your most used "weed" in the kitchen?

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plants

neighborhood bamboo patch

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If you Could only have one Electronic Device, what would it be?

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cooking

Spatchcock your chicken...

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fungi

Tree stump "vomiting" fungi

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Slow Looking

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vegan food

What do vegan permaculturists do differently?

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cooking

What's for dinner?

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Ants and Okra

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ethics and philosophy

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

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cooking

Turkish rocket when should I harvest it and cook it?

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Change a letter game

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soil

Buying soil in UK

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natural building

How to install metal roofing to reduce the noise factor?

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rocket mass heaters

8" J-tube with half barrel bench

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rainwater catchment

Rainwater collection to supplement public water

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Daredevil Turtles!

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Stairs and ladders inspiration

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Raised bed with hoops from bike rims and crutches.

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wildlife

I think I messed up... Antagonizing paper wasps

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financial strategy

The irony

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ozarks

Central Arkansas: New Intentional Community/Permaculture Farm looking for start-up members

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wheaton laboratories

Feedback Wanted: Two-Leaf Gate Design for Allerton Abbey

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cooking

Cosmic Truths of Cheap Grocery Shopping

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Free Seeds! - 2020

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The Zero Dollar Christmas Plan

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Has anyone else thought about how gardening might be the best dating filter that nobody's using?

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Thought Of The Day

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Positive 'don't mow' signage? Burma Shave style?

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apple cores - apparently you annoyed somebody on the staff

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gear

JD cushion came off seat

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use a real sounding name - no edge cases please

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tiny house

Hay wagon as a base for a tiny home?

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cooking

Recipe Search - Cube Steak

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pep natural medicine

Make a lavender blossom infusion - PEP BB medicine.sand.lavenderinfusion

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Crows and Fresh Planted Sweet Corn

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Random cool maps

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homestead

Venting frustration and hopelessness in land search

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permaculture design

connecting farms & gardens to the wild (corridors, etc)

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