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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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hugelkultur

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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

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

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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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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What do you do for work?

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Plot 5: a new urban Community garden

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plants

Permaculture Pumpkin Patch Ideas

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organic

Permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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seeds and breeding

Seed starting hack...

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forest garden

A Food Forest From the Grocery Store?

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cooking

Recipe: Southern Sweet Tea

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art

Beginners oil painting questions and how to oil paint without stink?

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stone work

Have you ever wanted to go to Alaska?

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Bulk cleaning and especially rust removal from bolts, screws, and other small hardware

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fruit trees

Growing large-seeded trees from seed (flowering quince in this case)

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soil

Worms

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permaculture singles

35 Fl Female with 15 acres

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plants

Growing Buckwheat Naturally

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Three Sisters Year 4

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food preservation

dehydrating greens to make powders to add to baking and noodle making

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cooking

what the heck do I do with all this swiss chard?

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tinkering with this site

deleting stuff

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grey water

rainwater harvest.

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permaculture real estate

107 acre off grid homestead for sale in Cayo, Belize, Central America

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wood burning stoves

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Chance's Garden Everything Forum Blog

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projects

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Anyone here practice the principles of Tai Chi?

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Critique My Plans

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16 acre homestead with house in central North Carolina, USA

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Cheap land for rent in Murphy NC

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My biochar production tally thread.

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RV or Tiny Home hookup spot north of Asheville, NC

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Rocket mass heater owners - willing to give tour and ask questions about their heater?

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thermal mass

RMH run of exhaust to chimney questions

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permaculture singles forum

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cooking

Recipe: Cornbread Biscuits

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alternative energy

Electric generator using free fuel

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pep natural medicine

Make a St. John’s Wort blossom tincture - PEP BB medicine.sand.stjohnsworttincture

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Dry mullein leaf for a tea, infusion or decoction - PEP BB medicine.sand.drymullein

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Make a blackberry root bark decoction - PEP BB medicine.sand.decoction.blackberry

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cooking

What's for dinner?

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Make culinary sage leaf infused vinegar - PEP BB medicine.sand.infusion.sage

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Make a Plantain Leaf Poultice - PEP BB Medicine.Sand.PlantainPoultice

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gear

bolt cutters

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southeast usa

Seeking full or partial work trade opportunity in the Durham, NC area

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southeast usa

Permaculture in North Carolina or surrounding area

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southeast usa

Renovated Cottage on Historic NC Timber Farm -- Light Caretaking in Exchange for Rent-Free Living

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introductions

New to Permies, starting farm in NC, USA

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5-Hectare Off-Grid Property for Sale – Morotai Island, North Maluku, Indonesia

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