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Music of the Moment

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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PEPPERS in action

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meaningless drivel

Quote of the day

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

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The aging homesteader

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Northern Lights alert

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

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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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what if the cost of food goes up 10x?

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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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Cigar box guitar and variations

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Oil paint as wood stain?

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victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Expedient insulation

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paul wheaton's pseudo blog

Automatic Backyard Food Pump

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What do you do for work?

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Deep Soil - Permaculture Gamified

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gardening for beginners

New herb garden behind house

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composting

Ways to combat higher fertilizer prices and sustaining ourselves in the long run.

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uk and ireland

Tell us about your allotment!

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My first mushroom attempt

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Is there a simple way to divide the rain from a gutter into two equal directions

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Like pen and paper, or typewriter, but does more.

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What is your favorite type of campfire?

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fruit trees

Cherry Problems

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bugs

earwigs destroying the garden

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Explaining Faceblindness

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New Member Introduction

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introductions

New member

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Adventures in domestic appliance repair (by a complete and utter noob)

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plants

Are you growing a new vegetable this year?

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rocket mass heaters

8"J-tube with Bell to heat living room and kitchen

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animal fibers

Asking experienced wool crafters; what kind of wool do I have?

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honey bees

Rehoming a Honey Bee Hive

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wofati and earth berm

Hobbit Home Progress.

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WEEDS: a new permies . com dispatch on Substack

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Replacing broken tool handles

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What are your earliest vegetables?

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Hugelkultur Q&A Smackdown with Paul Wheaton and Beau Davidson

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Repurposed Thorny Olive Arbor

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Regenerative Farm at the Central Oregon Coast Seeking New Community Members

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Someone lent me a guitar - how do I learn classical guitar

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Observation: My dog eats mulberry leaves

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How to create my own fertilizer for corn?

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Maria Popova's 'The Marginalian'

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

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jokes

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Root Cellar Needed (fishing for ideas)

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prairie dog removal?

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rocket mass heaters

Rocket Mass Heater Design - Please Help!

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Why am I allergic to calendula now?

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How to water a veggie garden

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rainwater catchment

Water from fog collection

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nomadic housing

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

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intentional community

TimeBanks: using time like money in our communities

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ethics and philosophy

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

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

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paul wheaton's permaculture podcasts

Podcast 744 - Organic Bananas - Part 2

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gardening for beginners

Crop rotation and permaculture

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Local Permaculture

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