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Tag: self-sufficiency

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

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

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

Watercolor of a multigenerational family sharing a plant-based meal on a screened-in porch under a ceiling fan, with a golden retriever under the table, surrounded by small round scenes of a whole-house fan, a breezy open window, vines on a deck railing, a clothesline and a cave spring
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Staying Cool Without Air Conditioning, Room by Room: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 8

A fluffy white Great Pyrenees seen from behind, walking beside the green spring pipe toward the springhouse openings
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Is It a Spring? How to Find One, Watch One, and Bring One to Life

Watercolor of a multigenerational family sharing a plant-based meal on a screened-in porch under a ceiling fan, with a golden retriever under the table, surrounded by small round scenes of a whole-house fan, a breezy open window, vines on a deck railing, a clothesline and a cave spring
October 14, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Staying Cool Without Air Conditioning: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 7

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 14, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Rocket Stoves, Clean Fire for a Self-Reliant Life: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 4

Watercolor of a person in a safety harness tied to a roof anchor, kneeling on a green metal roof with a cordless drill, while a helper steadies a tied-off ladder below on a clear day
October 14, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

How to Re-Screw a Metal Roof Yourself (Even a High One), Safely: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 6

A shallow woodland creek running through a leaf-covered hollow
October 2, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

The Cave Spring: Where the Water Comes From

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

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