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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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PEPPERS in action

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A lot about apples!

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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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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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Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Expedient insulation

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

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Sudden Rapture of Pears

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Carpet Cleaning

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CO2 estimations

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Which are your preferred tree species to grow your own fuel forest?

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What flowers do Bees love to pollinate?

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Has anyone had luck raising goats without chemicals?

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if you're buying cookware....

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Ideas for preserving too many hot peppers?

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Show me your fungus. (Mushroom Photos)

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Winter Flower Options?

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For the love of buckthorn

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Wildfireproofing the Permies way.

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an old quilt: how much effort to make it usable and do I want to?

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"Seed-snail" testing thread, 2025

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Change a letter game

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growing poppies from seed

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Are hobbies dead?

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looking for recipes - pumpkin seeds (pepitas)

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do multiple ferments in a household affect each other?

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Ecobricks

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Lyme herbs , cost savings, etc..

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Ways to cope with thick wildfire smoke

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vegan food

Favorite vegan alfredo / pasta sauce?

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Natural Sleep Aid Recommendations?

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Tempura Batter Recipe

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Favorite marinades for lacto/ovo vegetarian foods

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Latkes (potato pancakes)

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Misenware -- stainless steel for your kitchen

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How to have healthy food around all the time

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Southern Oregon Homestead Seeks Caretakers

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Temperate pit fermatation

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