Sustainable lifestyle – Sustainable Human Solutions

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

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

| 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…

Part 3: Springtime on the homestead–Getting running water

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| Homesteading, Self-sufficiency

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 2: Winter Homesteading–cold weather (by Phoenix)

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| Homesteading, Self-sufficiency, Winter

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: Winter Homesteading–short days and long nights (by Phoenix)

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| Homesteading, Mental Health, Winter

Hi, Phoenix here. As winter weather continues, I’ve been thinking about historical and present-day solutions to the challenges of winter homesteading…

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 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,…