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jokes

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Game - Picture Association

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You know you're a permie when...

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recycling

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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Magdalene’s Bootcamp Experience

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funny signs

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Music of the Moment

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A lot about apples!

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permaculture advocate in Zimbabwe - too little/too much rain

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Quote of the day

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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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The aging homesteader

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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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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

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

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In the quiet hours of the bootcamp grind, I found myself: Esteban's Bootcamp Experience

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

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

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What's for Dinner?

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Are hobbies dead?

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art

Permaculture-core: what is the permaculture aesthetic?

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art

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

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

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

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Mistborn score - any good?

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

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

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art

'French box easel' - can it really work for painting out and about?

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

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crowdfunding

Gardening playing cards for gardeners and homesteaders Kickstarter

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White powder on Purslane leaves

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biochar

How does one make biochar from banana leaves ?

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Concise Guide to Promoting Your Stuff on Permies . com

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Cob-Coated Plastic Water Storage Tank?

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Huskies on a farm?

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volunteering

4S '26: Stephen's Snowbirding & Sustainability Sojourn, February 2026

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soil

What is potash?

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Maybe the kids can get jobs wearing robot suits

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Updated: Guest House in Exchange for Farm Help

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Seeking seed for improved north american native fruits/nuts

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Any Good Rocket Mass Heater Shorts? (Youtube, Instagram, TikTok, Etc)

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The lowest cost hatchet Ive ever seen (and then I improved it)

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Africa Permies, Shan't We Write The Book?

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What do you cook in your Air Fyer?

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Solar Panel Installation: An Advanced Solution For Higher Utility Bills

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

I will attempt to heat my home all winter with just cardboard and garbage

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What is your Permies ambition?

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gear

Manual hydraulic wood splitter

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fungi

Step-By-Step Instructions on Growing Wine Caps

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buy it for life

Cloth Shopping Bags?

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communication

Multilingual partnerships, miscommunication, having a hard time staying grateful

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natural building

Can drystacked block have a seat at this table?

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ethics and philosophy

the United Nation's 'Universal Declaration of Human Rights' (UDHR)

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ethics and philosophy

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

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What are your favorite things about the winter season?

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discussion of pesticides and gmos

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Healthy natural Tiny House on wheels for Sale - AUSTRALIA - VIC

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cascadia

Cowlitz Camas Planting Day in Early December

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seeds and breeding

Toxic Squash prevalence, and who profits from gardeners' fear of saving squash seeds

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wild harvesting

From the Spring Foraging Cookbook: Morel Mushrooms

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Farm Work Trade Opportunity--Housing Provided--Long-Term-Marshall, NC

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conservation

New house, Texas, 1/3 acre

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The House of Riona: Micro Homesteading 2025

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Felling a live tree with a chainsaw - PEP BB woodland.sand.livechain

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permaculture singles

Female homesteader

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Busy farmer seeks farm partner/investor/companion

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permaculture singles

Hi Nice to be here am new and seeking a life partner .

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seeds and breeding

Looking for Hannan Popbean

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survival

Becoming resilient with potatoes

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seeds and breeding

Any leads on where I could acquire some Apios priceana seeds?

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biochar

Experiment in using biochar as worm bin bedding

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

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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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Are like minds out there? 39f

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Maypop in the north? Anyone? Anyone?

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