Part 2: Burnout–Recovery (by Phoenix)
Retreat-inspired painting (by Phoenix)
Hi, Phoenix here. While working towards my recovery from serious burnout, I realized I needed some time to reflect deeply and seriously about my life…
Tag: Physical health
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…
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…
Part 2: Dairy Farming–goat milk vs cow milk (by Phoenix)
Phoenix here, continuing our series on dairy farming. In this post, I want to talk about some of the differences between goat milk and cow milk…
On hiatus.
Taking a break for my mental health.
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…
Unanticipated setbacks and solutions
By the end of November, the weather was changing, below freezing most nights. We found the trailer would be too…