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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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A lot about apples!

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Quote of the day

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The aging homesteader

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Northern Lights alert

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

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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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Are hobbies dead?

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

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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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

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this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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Electrosensitivity - Can Earth-Sheltered and/or Earthen-Walled Structures Help Us?

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art

Oil paint as wood stain?

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music

How do I learn to read music?

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

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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Catherine The Grateful - not permaculture farm, lessons from the field (BEL)

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Most useful "big machine"?

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PleinAirpril - April art challenge

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personal care

Are cloth hankies better than paper tissues?

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decision making

Recommendation on places to move

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Homestead Maple sugaring, for aesthetics, economy and ecology

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I was just kicked off Facebook... again

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Culinary mushrooms and the 'three-day' rule

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Did I make a big mistake with my stone foundation?

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medicinal herbs

Natural remedy for pain (e.g. headache, sore muscles)

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rabbits

Homegrown foods for rabbits

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Straw bale raised bed

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any reformed/Calvinist Christians here?

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Can you identify these ingredients?

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Designing a 1 Acre Permaculture Model Farm in Pakistan

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Water vs. Structures on slopes

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victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Permaculture enthusiasts in Pakistan

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book

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Such pretty weather!

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How to best use non-chicken eggs in the kitchen?

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composting citrus

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Permaculture-core: what is the permaculture aesthetic?

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Splitting firewood, is bigger better?

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Are we starting sweet potato slips the hard way?

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Fun with numbers

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How to fix a HARD plantar callus?

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RMH, mass under the kitchen table

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Using barns to maximum potential

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cob

Re-plastering necessary for cob/Adobe if it is not exposed to the elements?

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How do I get rid of this white film on canning jars?

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public discussions

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Bar Soap vs Liquid Soap

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Permaculture Inner-circle Elite (PIE)

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midwest usa

Northeast Ohio - a beautiful permaculture farm that needs you to rescue it!

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

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