Financial stability – Sustainable Human Solutions

Hi, Phoenix here. Today I want to talk about the importance of partnership in homesteading…

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

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| Homesteading, Self-sufficiency

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….

Part 1: Zooming out to revisit the big picture of sustainability (by Phoenix)

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| Environmental Scientist, Homesteading, Mental Health, Self-sufficiency, Sustainability

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…

Part 3: Dairy Farming–milking the goats (by Phoenix)

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| Dairy Farming, Homesteading, Self-sufficiency, Sustainability

Hi, Phoenix here, continuing our discussion on dairy farming. In this blog post, I want to talk about what K and I learned about milking goats, mostly by doing things wrong the first time…