Imagine how many pairs of shoes a child grows out of before their eighteenth birthday — it might be a good idea to make some of them! When you make children’s shoes, they will be made of materials ...

Learn the basics of humane farm animal care, including polled genetics in dairy cattle, why are antibiotics given to livestock, and lamb, calf, and piglet castration methods. Far more years ago than I ...

Daily Breadle is a free, daily web-based word-guessing game created by Mother Earth News. Players get six attempts each day ...

Can you reuse canning lids? We compare four brands of disposable and reusable lids for anyone who’s been tempted by the idea of reusing canning lids. In the last few years, the canning world has been ...

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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 ...

Follow these step-by-step instructions to build an earth-sheltered greenhouse that uses passive solar gain. I had a dream once. I am standing in a vast green summer field looking down into the earth.

Learn how to make sandals at home. Expand your handmade clothing skills and walk in comfort by learning to make sandals using leather fitted to your feet. This is a casual and unfussy sandal that’s ...

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 — ...

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 ...