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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.
A lush hillside garden of vegetables and flowers below the log house deck, with a boulder at right
October 2, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

The Garden That Grew From a Trench: Nine Years of Feeding the Soil at Living Springs Log House

The Living Springs Log House from the driveway, with garage door, windows, and stairs up to the deck
October 2, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

The Story of the Living Springs Log House

Watercolor of friends and families cooking together at an open-air community kitchen under shade trees beside a shared garden in the Ozark hills
October 2, 2026October 21, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

The Vegan Village: A Dream That Doesn’t Have to Start From Zero

Storybook-style illustration of Ozark homesteaders tending a vegetable garden and young orchard beside a creek, with autumn hills behind.
October 2, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Homesteading in the Ozarks: A Dream That Took Root Here

An autumn overlook above a forested valley with a rock bluff jutting out under blue sky
October 2, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Waterfalls, Wild Rivers, and Places to Restore Your Soul: Discovering Madison County

A fenced vegetable garden with white low-tunnel hoops below the log house deck, with comfrey in front and Prayer Lake and wooded hills in the distance
October 2, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

An Off-Grid Living Checklist for the Arkansas Ozarks

The Ozark Haven farm animal sanctuary with people, horses, goats, sheep, and a dog in a fenced green pasture
October 2, 2026October 21, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

From Dream to Sanctuary: Creating a Farm Animal Sanctuary at Living Springs Log House

Illustration of a lantern-lit village feast with plant-based food, music and dancing under the trees
October 2, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Vegan Co-Living at Living Springs Log House

Illustration of a gravel county road through Ozark hills at sunrise with a split-rail fence and red mailbox.
October 2, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Living Under Madison County’s Rules: A Guide to County Ordinances for Homesteaders and Newcomers

Watercolor of an older woman's hands washing dishes at a sink beneath a window looking out on green hills, with children's cups in the drying rack
October 1, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Washing Dishes as an Act of Service in a Multigenerational Family Homestead

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