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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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Hilarious, rib tickling memes

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wheaton laboratories

SEPP to Boot: Stephen's Experience (BEL)

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I am Gir. This is my forum. Bring me tacos.

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Photos of Joseph Lofthouse's Garden

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Music of the Moment

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funny signs

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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

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pep

PEPPERS in action

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

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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

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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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meaningless drivel

Are hobbies dead?

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rocket mass heaters

Are you interested in building a rocket mass heater? What is holding you back?

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apples

Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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wheaton laboratories

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

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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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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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art

Oil paint as wood stain?

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music

How do I learn to read music?

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

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music

Cigar box guitar and variations

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wheaton laboratories

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

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roundwood and timber framing

Fiberspan Concrete Vigas | Built for Durable Roofing

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books

12 physical Better World books, plus ebook and audiobook - Change the World COMBO

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organic

Help with non plastic raised bed liner

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fungi

Culinary mushrooms and the 'three-day' rule

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gardening for beginners

Straw bale raised bed

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jokes

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midwest usa

Northeast Ohio - a beautiful permaculture farm that needs you to rescue it!

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wofati and earth berm

Water vs. Structures on slopes

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food choices

clearing the pantry: Tereza's 2026 cheap meal challenge thread

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personal care

Are cloth hankies better than paper tissues?

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medicinal herbs

How to fix a HARD plantar callus?

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gear

Most useful "big machine"?

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medicinal herbs

Making an herbal heal-all salve

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medicinal herbs

Natural remedy for pain (e.g. headache, sore muscles)

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medicinal herbs

trying to come up with anti inflammatory protocol with few if any side effects for osteoarthritis

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rabbits

rabbit farmer's vent: neurological problem in young bunny

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composting

Pressed/Moulded Wood Pallets

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art

Permaculture-core: what is the permaculture aesthetic?

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medicinal herbs

What medicinal herbs do you recommend beginners start with?

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books

The Earth Care Manual by Patrick Whitefield

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ducks and geese

Duckling foot curled

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honey bees

I think I have settled on the first hive design - Long Lang

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zero waste

I'm curious... What's the best change you made that reduced your garbage?

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books

Permaculture Design: A Step-By-Step Guide by Aranya

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wood burning stoves

Splitting firewood, is bigger better?

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dogs and cats

Poop-maggedon (sorry, not for the easily grossed out)

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southwest usa

Hot Springs w/cabin rental on organic date farm in California desert.

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books

What goes into a good book review?

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tiny house

Feedback after 6 years of living in a self-built container

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great white north

Oca, Ulluco, Yacon, Mashua sources (Ontario)

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books

Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America

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pigs

Pigs and No till

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cooking

Cooking my 25 year old rred and pinto beans

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pigs

Worlds most handsome pig

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rocket mass heaters

Uncle Mud Asks: Will there be a 2026 Rocket Heater Jamboree?

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seeds and breeding

Edible Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) - Buy, Sell & Trade

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permaculture real estate

3 acre Property in Billings

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leigh tate

How To Make An Herbal Salve by Leigh Tate

$3.99

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chickens

Hatching from refrigerated eggs?

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apples

Using Crab Apples as Maritime Windbreaks?

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wild harvesting

PSA: Tap Your Maples! And the health benefits of maple sap

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composting

Compost and bears

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Evening clouds

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crowdfunding

Edible Landscaping With A Permaculture Twist/ Second Edition - Kickstarter

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