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A lot about apples!

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Quote of the day

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The aging homesteader

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

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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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Growing Apple Trees From Seed Naturally

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

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Electrosensitivity - Can Earth-Sheltered and/or Earthen-Walled Structures Help Us?

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Oil paint as wood stain?

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Cigar box guitar and variations

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

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victory gardens, 2026 version: what are your plans?

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Expedient insulation

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Salvador Ibáñez mandolin (is it okay to play a 100 year old instrument?)

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Dream clothes line?

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Roasting coffee

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fruit trees

Fruit Trees in Small Scale Swales

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Club style mallet - PEP BB roundwood.sand.club

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Cushions for the rocket bench

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Homesteading & ESA Letters: How Emotional Support Animals Fit Into Rural Self-Sufficient Living

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Introduction from County Mayo, Ireland

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My Winter Chores: Manure, Mushrooms, Mealworms

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Perennials, the gift you can keep giving

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Sprinkler pumps? shallow (30') well pumps for irrigation?

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Thought experiment - convert a nissen shed

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Cob building in Georgia

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Ozarks of Missouri developing land

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A Defense of Composting Toilets

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Plum Tree (Not) Blossoming

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one size fits all solution

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Positive 'don't mow' signage? Burma Shave style?

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Solar sand/thermal mass battery in combination with RMH

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how to convert pounds to an acre down to ounces per square feet?

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Generating electricity off-grid with used veggie oil

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