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Tag: farm animal sanctuary

Illustrated cross-section: solar shade over picnic tables, fruit trees, a data center with a living roof sending warmth to a greenhouse, a wetland and lake with a heron, geothermal wells and a mycelium network underground.
October 20, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

The Data Center as Oasis: Reimagining Technology’s Footprint

Painted illustration of a sunny Ozark meadow where an older man hugs a cow, a young couple laughs with a goat, children run with a piglet, a teen pets a lamb, chickens wander and a golden retriever trots along
October 19, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

This Land Could Be a Farm Animal Sanctuary

Watercolor of a visitor on a hay bale watching a pig root through autumn leaves, with goats and hens nearby
October 19, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

A Different Kind of Sanctuary

Bird's-eye watercolor of Ozark land with garden circles, fruit trees, a pond, a meadow and a pasture of resting cows and pigs, with people walking the paths
October 18, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Six Ways to Belong, the Vegan Way: Ideas for Whoever Comes Next

Illustration of a log house in green hills with gardens and rescued animals, with golden circles of light spreading outward across a globe to small glowing homes around the world, all connected by threads of light.
October 18, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Creatively Writing What Could Happen in the Future: How Living Springs Log House Became the Heart of a Compassionate World

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 forestry mulcher clearing cedar brush on an Ozark hillside, leaving wood chips and an opening pasture
October 15, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Forest Mulching: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 10

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 12, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

From Cedar Thicket to Sanctuary Pasture: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 2

Storybook illustration of two little girls of similar height seen from behind, holding hands in a sunny meadow with a small Maltipoo, a big white fluffy dog, a cow, pig, sheep, goat and chickens
October 11, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

You’ve Got a Friend: A Tribute to My Friend Barbara

A tall bronze and gold sunflower growing inside the fenced lower garden, with the log house and green boulder cascade behind it
October 2, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

About This Blog — A Note From Patricia

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