From a homesteader who raises rabbits for both meat and leather, here are the basics of how to tan a rabbit hide. Like many modern homesteaders, I keep rabbits for meat. However, unlike most small ...

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.

Learn 7 reasons to start building a beautiful inexpensive stone house. Stone houses are durable and sustainable homes that can last for centuries. Read more.

We were pleased to report in “ Homemade Motor Fuel Through Wood Gasification ” that our experiments concerning the use of wood scraps for vehicle motor fuel showed promise. But little did we ...

Learn everything you need to know about how to raise Coturnix quail. This quail is the best game bird for small spaces, so you can raise them in the city or countryside. The Japanese call the ...

Nearly two decades of expert testing and experimentation have resulted in DIY solar food dehydrator plans that aren’t just efficient and off-grid — but also highly cost-effective.

You could win an assortment of $300 of 100% organic and non-GMO veggie, flower, and herb seeds! The varieties are productive, beautiful, flavorful, unique, and reliable.

A beginner's guide to foraging for wild mushrooms and the world of fungi, including gilled, boletes, corals, cup fungi, polypores, puffballs and earthstars, stinkhorns, and tooth fungi.

Learn how to prune fruit trees to keep them thriving using this revolutionary method. Nearly any deciduous fruit variety can be trained to stay compact.

Use these plans to construct your own DIY root cellar. Cold storage is the best way to store potatoes and onions, and even certain fruit and leafy greens!

Last fall, MOTHER EARTH NEWS launched our Organic Pest Control Survey to learn more about the best organic pest control methods — and the not-so-great methods — when it comes to limiting ...

Catch up with the environmental current events of 2024. Get news on sustainable communities, scientific findings, and the push toward net-zero carbon emissions.