Learn how to make sprouted grain bread with this ancient Essene bread recipe. Of all the known breads, the simplest and possibly the most nutritious is Essene whole grain bread. An ancient recipe for ...

Grow these edible herbs for chickens to prevent pests. These are some of the best herbs for chickens to use as nesting box herbs, hang them in bundles or grown them along your run. Have you had ...

Watch a clip from this upcoming episode featuring Jon Thomas, president of of EarthTouch, and Lois Hoffman, author of Baking with Ancient Grains, coming to podcast feeds on Oct. 22. It’s never been ...

Josh Wilder: When fall comes along, populations diminish, and robbing behavior increases. An entrance reducer can be added to diminish the area bees need to guard. Upper entrances can also be plugged ...

Matt Moody and Paula Davidson's hoop house in Cabot, VT. Use our PVC hoop house plans with PDFs and step-by-step hoop house building plans to grow earlier in spring and extend gardening into winter.

Learn how to make newspaper insulation and install your DIY cellulose insulation using old papers and a farm-type hammermill. Is there ever a “wrong” reason to learn how to make cellulose insulation?

Not a Mother Earth News subscriber yet? Issues can be found in many general newsstands, bookstores, supermarkets and drug stores. Here is a brief guide. Please note that not all locations under every ...

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 ...

Triple the length of your growing season — and explore underground gardening — with this simple, energy-efficient earth-sheltered greenhouse design. Ninety frost-free days here in the mountains of ...

In the Bahia region of Brazil, burr gherkins are called maxixe (mah-SHEE-shay) and they form the most important ingredient in a traditional dish called maxixada (mah-shee-SHAH-dah). Burr gherkins aren ...

Quonset huts are lightweight structures of corrugated galvanized steel that doesn’t require interior wall supports. Read this five-year retrospective on what it’s like living in a Quonset hut home in ...

Panel solar cookers are simple to make and can be used at home or on the go. Beyond cooking food, they can perform myriad other tasks. Make this portable solar cooker DIY project that also doubles as ...