Build a double cattle-panel greenhouse with plans and a material list to extend your growing season, start plants weeks ...

Find root cellar alternatives to store more, waste less, and enjoy fresh garden vegetables for months — without digging a ...

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Mullein, horehound, wild cherry, marshmallow, and plantain are your go-to herbs for respiratory health to ease chronic respiratory issues. Remember that some respiratory conditions warrant immediate ...

Make DIY cough drops with garden-fresh herbs, such as horehound and marshmallow. As an editor for Mother Earth News, I’m constantly surrounded by inspiring recipes and DIY projects. It can be a ...

Dehydrate and grind sunflower seeds for gluten-free flour. Learn about seed flours for baking recipes, including how to make sunflower seed flour, pumpkin seed flour nutrition, and how to cook acorns.

Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver is the culmination of some thirty years of first-hand knowledge of growing, tasting and cooking with heirloom vegetables. A staunch supporter of ...

Whether as a studio, garden shed, chicken coop, or something else entirely, an earthbag building is adaptable. With this novel technique, you can make earthbag buildings step by step to serve as a ...

Learn how to make yucca shampoo right at home. Used extensively by native peoples, there are many yucca soap benefits including helping dandruff and hydrating your skin. The various species of yucca — ...

This close-up through the polycarbonate shows the absorber screen, the foam sealer molding, screws with EPDM washers, battens and a bottom vent. After walking into my workshop one December morning and ...

Check on the health of your herd daily, especially since yaks tend to hide signs of illness. What is yak meat? Is there a market for yak cheese and yak fiber? Read all you need to know about raising ...

Cob construction has been used for thousands of years, but modern building codes have yet to catch up. Ziggy Liloia was the lead builder of this cob cottage at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in Missouri.