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

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Garden picture exchange!

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women peeing outdoors

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Dave Burton's Boot Adventures at Wheaton Labs and Basecamp

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What is a fair price per acre for land?

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Brandon and Nikki's Homestead

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the solutions are simple

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The aging homesteader

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2022 PTJ projects - poor man's poll

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Major earthworks starting -- central texas

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Landrace Gardening

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Crypto-permie homesteaders on Nat Geo TV show "Live Free Or Die"

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gear

Tool thoughts for women

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gear

Using a cast iron skillet ain't so hard!

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low tech

Solar Food Dryers?

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How to time growing a family and starting a homestead?

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Here Is Our Micro-Homestead. Enjoy.

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best wood for a wooden spoon

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Creek repair - brush dams

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Easiest Vegetable to Grow

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2022 PTJ projects - poor man's poll

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Who heats a kettle full of water for a cup of tea?

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Does keeping chickens actually save money?

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wildfire

How do Permies feel about “prescribed burns”?

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Homegrown Mushroom Mycelium Insulation Panels

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root cellars

Cooking Fall Decor pumpkins/squash

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gear

Do you Low Tech?

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ponds

How to bring back life into a pond?

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Safety Strategies for Tornados and High Winds

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gear

small engine troubleshooting? Tuffy by troy bilt won't start

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root cellars

Fall Decor Pumpkins/squash that are excellent eating

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homestead

Please think about doing Badge Bits, commenting on them, liking them, growing and nurturing

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Label it!

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wildfire

What's in your Go-Bag?

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If you want to help someone working around the homestead, please don't (insert action here).

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Very low tech small power generation or work

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Where Are All the Examples of Economic Success?

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No Grocery Stores or Restaurants for a Year

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Hand tools: What’s better done the old fashioned way?

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If you could start all over again…

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No Grocery Stores or Restaurants for a Year

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Where Are All the Examples of Economic Success?

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(Michigan) Looking to leverage large parcel of land for possible homestead/community/gatherings.

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Sprinkler pumps?

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Homesteading in North Georgia ?

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North Central Kentucky Homestead Build

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I made SHOES!

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What exactly is an access road? So many interpretations online.

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Mulch-clearing our way to fire mitigation

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mysterious concrete cavity-what is it?

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Manual Water Pump Ideas

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Question about capturing water from a spring

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Very low tech small power generation or work

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How do you exercise for fun on the homestead

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Submersible Motor control Capacitor replacement

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