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DIY Root Cellar: Cold Storage Basics You can learn the basics of root cellaring, including humidity, ventilation, temperature and storage and have fresh produce all year!
A Delightful Fruit: Elderberry Recipes Put the tart, nutritious elderberry to good use in these elderberry recipes, wine, jelly, and even dumplings.
Canning produces flavorful, high-quality food that saves money, builds self-reliance and creates lifelong memories. Learn how to can today!
Learn how to use a soil blocker and get the perfect soil block recipe to ditch plastic in your seed starting supplies.
Make salt-cured eggs in your home fridge. This salt-cured egg yolk recipe is a deliciously simple way to preserve your farm-fresh yolks for up to six months.
Interested in learning more about the chile de agua Oaxaca? The chile de agua pepper has been grown for over 300 years in Mexico.
Create your own homemade seed starting mix with the perfect balance of nutrients and moisture. This seed starting mix DIY is simple to put together.
Enter to win Ambrosia Produce Bags and keep your fruits and veggies fresher for longer. These eco-friendly bags save you money and reduce food waste. Enter for a chance to win your very own.
Historically, wool was the material of choice for clothing for people who made their living outdoors. Loggers and farmers would’ve been remiss without wool socks, pants, and shirts. With the arrival ...
The Possibility Alliance was created by Ethan Hughes and his family to teach anybody and everybody about how to live a more simple and meaningful life. The 80-acre homestead in La Plata, Mo., is ...
With this novel technique, you can make earthbag buildings step by step to serve as a studio, garden shed, chicken coop, or root/storm cellar — no permit required!
Gardening sustainably can be a fun, creative pursuit, and our reader tips will give you ideas for going beyond organic in your garden. You’ll learn ways to reuse and recycle materials in your ...