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fruit trees

A lot about apples!

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The aging homesteader

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meaningless drivel

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

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meaningless drivel

Are hobbies dead?

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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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this forum is for gardeners, homesteaders and permaculture people

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

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music

Cigar box guitar and variations

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wofati and earth berm

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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victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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frugality

Expedient insulation

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repair

Repairing an acoustic guitar that sinks in at the bridge (saddle)

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No access to my own post saying "no sufficient privilages to access my message" You kick me??

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apples

Brown Spots and Curling Brown Leaves on Apple Trees--What's Wrong with Them?

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natural building

Stairs and ladders inspiration

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sewing

Thread Durability

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digital market

Fundle: the fungi bundle

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hugelkultur

I did it wrong. How can I fix it?

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meaningless drivel

We built a free, open-source biodynamic calendar based on actual, real-sky astronomy

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natural building

How would you build a bathroom?

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homestead

Just bought a new homestead, what do you think of my new site?

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Anyone watching Zach Galifianakis' new gardening show?

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Geoff Lawton says grain is not really worth the while - what are your thoughts?

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personal challenges

Evolution of stress.

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cover crops

Truly Effective Cover Crop Management

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personal care

revolutionize beauty and self care???

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fungi

Using comegen(termite) nest as a substrate for fructification?

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textile tools

Learning to make woven clothing - tracking my progress

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finishes

What do I need to know about shellac?

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Removing Post

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berries

Strawberry Obelisk - Design Feedback

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Garden Master Course (HD Streaming) + Garden Master Guide + Webinars + Movies - Bundle

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transportation

What's inside?

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plants

Growing peanuts - and then?

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gardening for beginners

Three Sisters Year 4

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meaningless drivel

When frustration kicks in HARD...

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natural building

Chilli powder in mud bricks to discourage ants

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cooking

What is your most controversial pizza topping?

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alliums

What is my Welsh Onion flower doing?

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what is the advantage to an 'app'?

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cooking

Do you cook with beer or wine?

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Payment Options and Related Support

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low tech

Fokin ploskorez hoe by Ecominded

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products

Has anybody tried the Russian multi-hoe "ploskorez"?

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

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intentional community

Escape the Chaos. Root Yourself in Love.

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permaculture

Growing azolla in an aquarium with water and wood ash. Forcing it to fix nitrogen from the air!

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wood burning stoves

Wood Stove, any point in adding fire brick?

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repair

Fridge not cooling - a case study with no happy ending

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straw bale house

Strawbale for a jungle greenhouse in a cold climate?

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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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natural building

Advice for building a cob structure for first time builder

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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greenhouses

Greenhouse Mangament

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woodworking

Cherry wood - what to do with it?

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