Part 1: The importance of partnership in homesteading (by Phoenix)
Hi, Phoenix here. Today I want to talk about the importance of partnership in homesteading…
Category: Self-sufficiency
Part 4: Springtime on the homestead–getting running water continued
New on-demand water heater
Hi again, Phoenix here continuing the blog series on getting running water to the house we’re fixing up. Last time we talked about fixing several leaks (see Part 3). Once the third leak was fixed, we discovered one leak, and possibly more, within the concrete…
Part 3: Springtime on the homestead–Getting running water
Hi, Phoenix here continuing the series springtime on the homestead. Last time, I talked about how K and I are fixing up a house that hadn’t been lived in for years. It had no electricity, running water, or heating. In the previous post, I described the solar system we put up. In this post, I’ll describe our adventures on getting running water…
Part 2: Springtime on the homestead–converting a house to off-grid
Hi, Phoenix here, relishing this time of year. K and I are finally able to tackle big projects we had to postpone over the winter….
Ode to weather monitors (by Phoenix)
Hi, Phoenix here. In this post, I want to talk about weather monitors…
Part 2: Winter Homesteading–cold weather (by Phoenix)
Hi, Phoenix here continuing the blog series on winter homesteading. In this post, I want to talk about the challenges of cold weather on the homestead…
Part 1: Zooming out to revisit the big picture of sustainability (by Phoenix)
Hi, Phoenix here. Many of the previous posts have dealt with the details of achieving sustainability on a homestead. Three years into my journey, I’d like to revisit the important reason, the why, behind sustainability…
Preparing for winter (by Phoenix)
Hi, Phoenix here. With winter fast approaching, I’ve been thinking about the tasks we need to do on the homestead to prepare for winter….
Part 7: Photovoltaic systems–Optimal solar panel angles (by K)
Hi, K here revisiting solar panels from our previous series on photovoltaic systems. Recently, I noticed several systems set up, some by professional installers, with the solar panels at angles that are too steep for this latitude…
Part 7: Dairy Farming–making soap and shampoo (by Phoenix)
Body soap bar
Hi, Phoenix here, wrapping up the blog post series on dairy farming with something a little different. The previous posts in this series have focused on making food…