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meaningless drivel

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meaningless drivel

Hilarious, rib tickling memes

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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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PEPPERS in action

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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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organic

Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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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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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

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homestead

The aging homesteader

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meaningless drivel

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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wheaton laboratories

In the quiet hours of the bootcamp grind, I found myself: Esteban's Bootcamp Experience

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music

Someone lent me a guitar - how do I learn classical guitar

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art

2026 - arting - quick art share

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art

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

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what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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

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meaningless drivel

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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How do I learn to read music?

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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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tinkering with this site

Americans, please don't use 2 letter abbreviations for your state!

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this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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music

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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frugality

Expedient insulation

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skills to inherit property

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

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meaningless drivel

BREAKING WORLD NEWS! VERY IMPORTANT!

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ulcer factory

Facing my dragons, and the music...

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gear

Troy-Bilt Tomahawk Wood Chipper/Shredder model 47285 -- anybody have an operating manual?

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wheaton laboratories

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

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meaningless drivel

Change a letter game

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tinkering with this site

Donating to permies.com + getting fun stuff in the process!

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fungi

Alternative substrate pasteurization for high effeciency oyster mushroom growth

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wood burning stoves

Matt Walker continental stove build

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pigs

Sick pig(s)

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art

Kama pigments. Canadian made oil paint (review)

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gear

More tractor = Better say reptile caveman part of brain!

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gear

Recommendation for Tire Inlator or Compressor when on the road?

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food preservation

Food inventory management ?

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flowers

Hibiscus? Roselle!

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beans

why aren't my scarlet runner beans setting beans?

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tinkering with this site

adding a topic to a third forum

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plants

What's growing well for you this year?

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gardening for beginners

Planting asparagus berries

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personal challenges

A bunch of sensical nonsense. Grateful.

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haulers

Jeremy's Pushcart

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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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root crops

anyone growing dahlias to eat?

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skills to inherit property

Where to submit work we’ve done for the SKIP program

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permaculture

What’s the most unexpectedly useful thing growing on your property right now?

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beans

What's Eating my Beans???

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composting

Permies Poll: How do you compost?

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meaningless drivel

Surviving this big world with wonky hearing...

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composting

Tools for Composting

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homestead

The aging homesteader

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digital market

homesteading and permaculture bundle 2026

$35.00

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chickens

How to get Chickens to lay in an appropriate place.

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ethics and philosophy

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

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seeds and breeding

Grain Domestication Project -- Finally finished! (Rye Brome (B. secalinus))

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fungi

I’d like to know all the different wood chips I can use for Wine Cap production.

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permaculture singles

Where the Wound Becomes Spring

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natural building

Simplified log cabin build idea

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tinkering with this site

Metadata

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homestead

Summer time... and the living is easy???

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fungi

Are these pleurotus?

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cooking

what to do with MORE homemade meaty broth?

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mulch

Tile as mulch

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food preservation

Looking for Dry Mix books that aren't just AI slop

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meaningless drivel

Do you NEED a driver's licence?

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tinkering with this site

contact us, contact paul, contact staff ....

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plants

Replacement Ideas for Growing Tomatoes?

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