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Tag: Sustainable lifestyle

Part 1: Photovoltaic systems–types of solar panels (by K)

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| Energy, Homesteading, Sustainability

Hi there, K again. In this series of blog posts, I want to talk about photovoltaic systems–their components, different types available on the market, and real life limitations on their use if you want them to last…

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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 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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Part 2: Hoop house adventure- wind-proofing (by Phoenix)

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| Agriculture, Homesteading, Self-sufficiency, Sustainability

The biggest challenge to setting up a hoop house here is protecting it from the wind. In spring and fall, we regularly get wind speeds of…

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Part 4: Possible solutions for your sustainable living–small-scale/container gardening (By K)

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| Agriculture, Homesteading, Sustainability

In this post, I continue the theme of beginning the process of sustainable living even when on the grid.  Here I focus on reducing food costs through…

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On hiatus.

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| Mental Health, Sustainability
Erik Stoesser-Casad

Taking a break for my mental health.

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Part 3: Benefits of getting off the hamster wheel

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| Agriculture, Homesteading
Photo by Erik Stoesser-Casad

I recognized I was living on a hamster wheel- running as fast as I could without going anywhere because…

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