Growing gooseberries, currents, and jostaberries is easy to make money on by selling to a local restaurant or making ...

"Homemade Sausage" by Chris Carter and James Peisker has been revised to be up-to-date on USDA safety standards and now features 100 recipes for sausages (cased and uncased) and 50 recipes for ...

What is a microgrid, and how does it work? New portable units allow you to “island” home energy for off-the-grid security.

The simple acts of growing food, making medicines, and foraging in the woods are deeply satisfying. They’re good for us, and ...

Starting plants indoors can give you access to more interesting cultivars while saving you money. Here are seed-starting tips ...

From legal issues to noise pollution, learn what to look for when buying land to build on, including the safety of the land and where you are free to build water and septic.

John Metzer: [00:00:00] Stephen and I are, we’re both incubating birds that take almost four weeks. So, what works well with the guinea would work well with the ducks. The vast majority of our ...

It’s never been easier to pick up new skills to boost your independence and keep more money in your wallet while you’re at it. Let Mother Earth News show you how with hundreds of online ...

Clear plastic shoeboxes make for suitable rooting cases. Learn how to grow a rose from a cutting and a slip using the hardwood or softwood propagation technique. Roses are surprisingly easy to root.

Is frog farming profitable? If you are wondering how to raise bullfrogs, read on to learn more about this low-maintenance livestock. Originally published in 1978. “Why, I can harvest 6,000 frogs ...