Learn about milpa agriculture techniques, how to start a farmstand from home, build a hotbed from straw, sprout mung beans ...

How can I dye textiles naturally? I’ve spent the past year learning how to create custom colors using marigold and coreopsis. I picked these two flowers because of their brilliant colors, though you ...

Learn to build your own cabin cheaply and sustainably and learn about the green building benefits of sustainable, green-living homes. In 2013, I was living in a large city, but I felt it was time to ...

The author’s garden midway through the growing season, full of vegetables and pest-repelling flowers. How long does cardboard take to decompose? Find answers to using a cardboard weed barrier in your ...

Learn how to eradicate jumping worms, what to look for to identify them, and where you might find them hitching a ride. You may have heard of lionfish in the Atlantic Ocean and Burmese pythons in the ...

Learn how to build a sawdust stove for an efficient and clean burn while fueled by a material typically discarded as waste. Here is how to create one. As we who live in the industrialized nations of ...

Jewelweed’s medicinal uses are well-known by many traditional cultures. You, too, can take advantage of this healing plant with this poison ivy soap recipe. And luckily, jewelweed identification is ...

Learn how to build a biogas digester using intermediate bulk containers (IBC) for home use is easy and often can be built within an hour once you’ve assembled the tools and materials. Biogas digester ...

Where do seeds come from? Seed catalogue owners demystify the seed manufacturing process and give opinions on the reasons for the continuing seed shortage. There is an audio version of this article ...

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 ...

Learn how to make corn silk tea. And corn silk tea benefits, such as a high pottassium content and anti-inflammatory properties, are just the beginning for this soothing herb. After you shuck the corn ...

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 ...