Welcome to MIKALIHOME

Welcome to MIKALIHOME, a community resource for sustainable homesteading in high desert regions.

About This Wiki

Michael and Ali are creating this resource to share knowledge about sustainable living practices specifically tailored for homesteads in high desert regions like Taos, New Mexico.

• Heat Pumps (efficient heating/cooling systems for desert climates)
• Building with Earth (earthships, cob, adobe, pumice crete, rammed earth)
• Solar Energy (photovoltaic systems, solar hot water, passive solar design)
• Water Systems (rain water harvesting, gray water systems, cisterns, pups)
• Gardening (planting in arid and cold weather environments)
• Composting (hot composting, vermiculture, humanure, desert considerations)
• And much more!

Contributing

This wiki is curated by Michael and Ali. If you have suggestions or corrections, please reach out to us.