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Hilarious, rib tickling memes

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funny signs

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Music of the Moment

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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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Quote of the day

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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pep

PEPPERS in action

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The simple pleasures of the day (please add your own)

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The official permies.com Book Review Grid with more than 100 books listed

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Paul Wheaton's hugelkultur article thread

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Caleb's Bootcamp Experience (BRK)

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Smaugust 2025 art challenge (there are dragons)

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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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Unapparent disability

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art

Hobby, crafting, or art no-buy anyone? (perennial self-accountability thread)

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Random cool maps

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propagation

garden plans, records, results, hopes.....

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Are hobbies dead?

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art

Permaculture-core: what is the permaculture aesthetic?

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

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

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Mistborn score - any good?

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wood burning stoves

Matt Walker continental stove build

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art

Glazing and underpainting - for the frugal oil painter (grisaille, brunaille, verdaille, etc)

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

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

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

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Carrying things on your head

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art

Making my own watercolors with natural pigments (both homemade and storebought)

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Americans with recent experience buying from Canada? (Summer-fall 2025)

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JP and The Eternal Now (BEL)

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Sandpoint Area Potluck with Paul - sep 21 2025 2pm

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polyculture

Mixing raspberries with stropharia "mulch", strawberries and anything else

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cascadia

Want to Meet Paul Wheaton in Person? Host or Join a Potluck!

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rocket mass heaters

Double bell rocket mass heater to heat a yurt

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Edibility of Acorns

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projects

How to turn combating desertification into a profitable investment? A Mathematical Model.

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How to turn combating desertification into a profitable investment? A Legislative Model.

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dogs and cats

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Easy, cheap insulation ideas?

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cooking

Potato Peeling Tip

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cooking

Chestnut peels in soup taste fine to me -- what to do with nuts with stuck peels

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Open Feedback on 25 Acre Farm Plan

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cascadia

South Seattle potluck - Nov 7

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Tool care advice for people new to tool care?

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plant pigments - anthocyanins, carotenoids, chlorophylls, and betalains

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ethics and philosophy

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Quick pc question - sideways tower?

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plants

can someone help me identify this caterpillar please

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propagation

accidental discovery for anyone into propagating trees

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cooking

Chili: A Recipe with Endless Options

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house plants

Plants in my house make me happy! Mental well-being through rewilding the house

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pep homesteading

Set up a hidden boneyard - homesteading.straw.boneyard PEP BB

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Pine Cone Flowers!

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projects

Solid fuel boiler with a bunker that burns wood chips

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apples

Why are my apples like this?

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projects

Tilther specs for DIY

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composting

Making Leaf mould

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cooking

Uses for Tomato Skins/Seeds from Food Processing?

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The death of rats - need inspiration for some discworld fan art

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residual income streams

This was a nice check

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ponds

Erosion remediation, thoughts?

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Perennial Discussions

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closed on thanksgiving

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medicinal herbs

Lesson 31: Kudzu

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Hobby, crafting, or art no-buy anyone? (perennial self-accountability thread)

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Are we notified of deleted postings?

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Let me be clear that I am going to be vague

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CENSORSHIP - Paul Wheaton requested

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earthen floor

dirt floor in a bomb shelter

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Why do seashells sound like the ocean?

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permaculture singles

34F, Searching for someone who will help me stay away from electronics

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food choices

Anyone eat a very simple diet?

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