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KW-44 Of tomatoes and track saws
And the domestication of pigs
Oct 27 • 
Ben Green
18
3
KW-43 The self sufficient potato harvest.
How many spuds are enough?
Oct 20 • 
Ben Green
17
28
KW-42 Poor Black Cat
of muscle ache, just behind the eyes
Oct 12 • 
Ben Green
13
19
KW-41 Pigs and Pumpkins
Filling up the stores
Oct 6 • 
Ben Green
18
10

September 2025

KW-40 Two in the bush.
and none in the hand
Sep 29 • 
Ben Green
13
3
KW-39 Human economies
born to be kings
Sep 22 • 
Ben Green
12
1
KW-38 An decisive move into Autumn
funnypeculiar
Sep 15 • 
Ben Green
16
8
KW-37 Pick Axe Gardening
This is not a newsletter about a pigeon.
Sep 8 • 
Ben Green
18
15
KW-36 1st of Autumn
How to build an octoyurt
Sep 1 • 
Ben Green
14
4

August 2025

KW-35 It's Collapse Week
problem solving at scale
Aug 25 • 
Ben Green
14
4
KW-34 Eat one, keep two
The first week of serious kitchening.
Aug 18 • 
Ben Green
15
6
KW-33 Hard and Good
featuring the scientific evidence for the effect on atmospheric CO2 of the death of Freddie Mercury
Aug 11 • 
Ben Green
12
11
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