Looking for ideas for homemade Christmas gifts? Save money and reduce waste by giving practical presents from the heart, ...

The ChickSafe Advance automatic chicken coop door opener is a tough and reliable system for automatically opening your coop door in the morning and closing it in the evening as light levels fall, ...

Looking to self build a hot tub? Create a relaxing oasis in your backyard for about $1,500 with this stock tank DIY hot tub. I have lived in the Pacific Northwest with its cool, damp winters for more ...

An ideal staple crop for those seeking to meet most of their food needs with homegrown produce would be nutrient-dense, offer high yields, and have excellent flavor and storage qualities. A crop that ...

At the heart of herbalism is one’s understanding of and connection with the plants. There are many ways to foster this, from personal experience and traditional wisdom to book study and scientific ...

Earth Repair by Leila Darwish (New Society, 2013) is packed with simple, accessible, and practical tools for healing and regenerating damaged ecosystems from contaminated urban lots to polluted ...

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 ...

Learn how to use a pressure canner safely, and you'll save money on groceries all year long. Some of us were lucky to learn food preservation skills at home, on long, hot summer days that now exist as ...

One of the oldest pesticides known, pyrethrum is also the strongest insecticide allowed under National Organic Standards guidelines. Made from the dried flowers of a little white daisy now classified ...

Two items that we seem to buy every week from the grocery store are cream cheese and sour cream. Why I haven’t already started making these myself sooner is beyond me. Most likely because I didn’t ...

Perhaps the most versatile item in the artisan herbalist’s arsenal is herb-infused oil. The diversity of potential applications, as well as the multitude of products into which infused oil can be ...

If you’re raising beef cattle you’ll need to know the best feed options, and feeding beef cattle on pasture is the most natural way to go. Here’s the breakdown on grass, hay, alfalfa and more from the ...