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Part 1: Reprieve from social isolation–hanging out with my parents (by Phoenix)

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| Homesteading, Socializing, Sustainability

Hi, Phoenix here. For the last few blog posts, I’ve been describing how K and I have been restoring a house to function off-grid for my parents to stay in when they visit. Before, they had to stay in a trailer, which is ok for a few days but not for a few months, especially in the summer or winter. Now the house has electricity, propane, and running water…

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Part 1: Lessons from temporarily returning to the grid (by Phoenix)

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| Energy, Environmental Scientist, Sustainability

Hi, Phoenix here after some much-needed self-care. A few months ago, I went to a week-long work conference and stayed in a hotel. It was weird being back on the grid,…

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Part 4: Challenges we face when conserving water- water tank adventure continued (by Phoenix)

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| Homesteading, Self-sufficiency, Sustainability, Water-savings

In the last blog post, K and I were completing three weeks without running water, but we had what we needed to install the new tank (at least we thought we did). We started working on the tank on Saturday morning…

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Part 3: Challenges we face when conserving water- water tank adventure (by Phoenix)

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| Homesteading, Sustainability, Water-savings

Of course, it’s not easy to establish and maintain long-term water sustainability. K has a rain-water catchment system that…

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Part 2: Long-term water solutions for the outdoors (By K)

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| Environmental Scientist, Human solutions, Self-sufficiency, Sustainability, Water-savings

During the last blog post, I discussed some indoor long-term water solutions for saving money through water bills, and saving water (and the environment) for future generations. In this post, I will discuss outdoor water-saving solutions…

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Part 1: Long-term water solutions for the indoors (by K)

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| Homesteading, Human solutions, Sustainability, Water-savings

Right, so let’s get real about water. Most people realize we’re a water planet, and therefore think there’s a lot of water…

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