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Game - Picture Association

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What is it.... the game! Post unknown objects to ID... and to stump others!

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SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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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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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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The aging homesteader

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meaningless drivel

Northern Lights alert

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meaningless drivel

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

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pep

PEPPERS in action

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hugelkultur

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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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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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2026 - arting - quick art share

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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

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art

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

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art

Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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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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frugality

How to save fuel when driving?

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

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permaculture singles

this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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wofati and earth berm

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

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music

Cigar box guitar and variations

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art

Oil paint as wood stain?

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

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gardening for beginners

victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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is there a summer 2026 schedule?

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flea market

yacon propagation tubers for sale or trade

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organic

liquid gold - Urine as fertilizer!

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mulch

sheet mulch contents

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gardening for beginners

Where to start? New house, new land. Not a previous garden plot

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chickens

Meat chicken tractor turf removal

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meaningless drivel

Animal Farm

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ethics and philosophy

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

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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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cooking

I tested this millet bread recipe.

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alternative energy

Building 100 AH LiFePo4 Battery Box

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wheaton laboratories

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

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food preservation

Homestead Nutrition

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rainwater catchment

Crazy? cistern thinking.

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Positive 'don't mow' signage? Burma Shave style?

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ulcer factory

Do laser cutters have a place in permaculture yet?

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wofati and earth berm

Earth home heating

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pep natural medicine

PEP Badge: Natural Medicine

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stone work

Trullo conical rooves, flat stones, no mortar

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gear

What digging fork have you found to be the sturdiest?

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pep foraging

Prepare a dish - PEP BB foraging.sand.dish

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gardening for beginners

Garden / soil help please

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rainwater catchment

Tipping bucket first flush diverter

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fruit trees

Pear trees

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pep natural medicine

Create an infusion of lemon balm leaf - PEP BB medicine.sand.lemonbalminfusion

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tinkering with this site

All about apples (the forum kind)

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reputation on permies, and on the internet

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composting

questions about collecting seagrass and seaweed for soil building

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skills to inherit property

BB clarification thread

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pep oddball

PEP Badge: Oddball

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plumbing

Sewer line disconnected.

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natural building

Cypress tree removal possible usage ideas

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Northern Lights alert

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honey bees

Hive body shape.

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digital market

Better Wood Heat: DIY Rocket Mass Heaters 8-DVD Set as Physical DVDs

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pea

Another QUESTION on BBs

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flea market

[SOLD] 16 oz maple syrup + 8 oz raspberry jam - $20 plus postage from northern Minnesota

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lawn

riding mowers loose in the neighborhood!!!

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pep commerce

Sell a harvest - PEP BB commerce.sand.selling

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plants

Looking for some Whitten kenaf seeds — rounded-leaf Hibiscus cannabinus. Can you help?

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nomadic housing

How difficult are RVs to work on? What makes them so bad?

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greening the desert

Prickly Pear are the perfect permaculture plant for parched places

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biochar

making biochar: methods pros and cons

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forest garden

Syntropic Agriculture

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