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Author: Patricia Mikkelson

All Beings Sanctuary is the new name of the land that I plan on developing into a place where all beings can thrive. I am also helping my friend Barbara sell her land in hopes that a group that wants to start an animal sanctuary will buy it.
Illustration of road construction on a rural two-lane highway beside a lake, with an orange road work sign, traffic cones, a temporary traffic signal, and large yellow excavating equipment.
October 18, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Highway 74 and the Road Work by the Lake: A Disclosure from Living Springs Log House

Stacked stones and boulders beside the log house, overflowing with blooming comfrey, white daisies, and leafy green plants growing in every crack
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

From Rock Pile to Rock Garden: Reclaiming a Boulder Cascade With Permaculture

Big leafy comfrey plants growing in a hugelkultur bed edged with old weathered logs, beside the driveway and log house stairs
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Hugelkultur: Building Garden Beds From Logs, Leaves, and Time

Big leafy comfrey plants filling the front of a lush garden bed on a rocky slope beside the house
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Comfrey: The Plant I Planted Once and Never Had to Plant Again

Watercolor painting of a log cabin in the Ozark hills in autumn, with a garden bed, a basket of flower bulbs, comfrey plants, and stone-bordered beds in the foreground
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Rocky Soil and a Permaculture Paradise: A Guide for Ozark Gardeners

A white Great Pyrenees standing beside the stone springhouse at the foot of a tall mossy limestone bluff in the woods
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

The Possible Springs and Other Potential Water Sources at the Living Springs Log House

A very steep shaded forest hillside with a low fieldstone retaining wall at its foot and narrow stone terraces of blooming woodland flowers and ferns climbing the slope
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Building a Retaining Wall on a Steep Hillside, When the Time Comes

Watercolor of a sloping autumn Ozark pasture with a sycamore, persimmon and cedar trees, sheep and goats grazing, a small shed and pond, and a father with a child on his shoulders watching from the fence
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Water and Shelter for a Sanctuary Pasture: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 3

Watercolor of a rocket mass heater with a steel drum and a long stone and cob bench inside a cozy room, a pot of soup simmering on top and a basket of sticks beside it
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Rocket Stoves Beyond the House: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 5

A cozy finished attic bedroom with a sloped pine ceiling, a gable window and skylight, built-in drawers under the eaves, a quilted bed, and plants
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

From Bat Roost to Bright Room, Part 2: Turning the Attic Into Living Space

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