Part 2: Possible solutions for your sustainable living– indoor climate-control (By K)
One of my biggest challenges in off-grid living has been indoor climate-control without using too much electricity. Traditional HVAC systems take…
Part 1: Possible solutions for your sustainable living–starting small (By K)
So, you’re thinking of going sustainable; good for you. As a person who…
On hiatus.
Taking a break for my mental health.
Part 3: Growing fruit trees in the desert (and just how hard that is)
Along with raising animals and growing vegetables, we began experimenting with fruit trees, initially thinking we would grow the dwarf varieties (max height of 6 ft) in the greenhouse. This would not allow…
Part 2: Growing vegetables for food-independence
Photo: A typical early-season harvest of long-day onions, thyme, rosemary, sage, mint, and eggs.
I knew food-independence would be a large component of sustainable living. We had the animals, but needed to…
Part 1: Raising animals for food-independence
It became clear to us we needed to raise animals to achieve food independence. This meant not having to…
Part 2: Benefits of having a sustainable home
I knew going into this having a sustainable home was going to make me feel better. I just didn’t know…
Part 1: Creating a sustainable home
In a previous post, I discussed the unsustainable way I had been living my life. Not only was I an environmental scientist unable to practice what I preached, but…
Unanticipated setbacks and solutions
By the end of November, the weather was changing, below freezing most nights. We found the trailer would be too…
Part 3: Benefits of getting off the hamster wheel
I recognized I was living on a hamster wheel- running as fast as I could without going anywhere because…