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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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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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pep

PEPPERS in action

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homestead

The aging homesteader

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Northern Lights alert

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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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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art

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

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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

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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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apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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frugality

How to save fuel when driving?

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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art

Oil paint as wood stain?

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Victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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frugality

Expedient insulation

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

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Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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quality and palatability of perennial vegetables...

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zero waste

Waste Free 23: Spreading the Way to a Cleaner Tomorrow!

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zero waste

I'm curious... What's the best change you made that reduced your garbage?

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hugelkultur

do I need to dig a trench?

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upcycling

Raised Beds From Bike Wheels

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cherries

Drying Cherries? Is that a thing ?

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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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forest garden

A Food Forest From the Grocery Store?

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homeschooling

Ideas for living history activities for studying Vikings?

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forest garden

Why Canadian Cities are planting Food Forests - CBC article

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intentional community

Established land base — seeking people for a long-horizon intentional community project in the Ozark

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Existing system failed, new system built

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cooking

Ways to use Pineapple?

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plants

Permaculture Pumpkin Patch Ideas

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solar

Easy Instructions for Making a Solar Emergency or Recharging Station

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forest garden

Ideas for annual cover crops with allelopathic interactions that kill/inhibit common bermudagrass?

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greening the desert

Composting prickly pear and looking for other compost ingredients in the desert

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polyculture

Beans and garlic; how close is too close?

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Chance's Garden Everything Forum Blog

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biochar

Carbon credits with biochar 8-5 show

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earthworks

Earthwork design cost

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city repair

turning college minds toward permaculture

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homestead

Self-doubt about future plans for land & house

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dogs and cats

The (Un)Official Permie's Dog Picture Thread

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perennial vegetables

Daylily... best varieties for eating and where to get them

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food preservation

Accidental mix of dried basil and thyme

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uk and ireland

Edibles for hotter, dry, shady conditions?

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alternative energy

Michael Smith, AACT. Green waste to power production and soil remediation

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fencing

H-braces for a square fence?

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art

Making Valazquez medium for solvent-free oil painting

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Received a suspicious, inappropriate or abusive PM?

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small farm

How to grow your own Fertilizer?

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cooking

Oil from Caragana

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missoula

how to sharpen a serrated knife blade in 90 seconds - downtown missoula

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gardening for beginners

Permies Poll: Do you Foliar Feed?

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intentional community

Co-op or Collaboration in sustainable design and implementation

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beans

Green beans; Can in boiling water bath?

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upcycling

retrofit a water cooler to a bed cooler?

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permaculture singles

Wanna be friends... OR neighbors.?

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plants

Brown mushy spots on my bell peppers. picture added

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hugelkultur

Hugel Hives

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natural building

How to solve the Affordable Housing Crisis

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rural

Looking for input on what it is I want to do

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