Homesteading doesn’t have to mean 10 acres and a tractor. In today’s world, where buying land can feel out of reach and digital life is louder than ever, turning your city space into a tiny ...

Growing a great vegetable garden involves juggling the needs of dozens of different crops, but figuring out when to plant what — and where — just got easier.

There are many elderflower medicinal uses. This recipe for elderflower honey can be used as an effective remedy against colds and allergies.

Save the rain for a sunny day build a rainwater collection system that'll store 275 gallons in recycled water containers in a system five times bigger than the typical rain barrel.

What should you know about food, farming and the meat you eat? Farmer and writer Joel Salatin sounds off on government regulations, pasture-based farming and more.

This blog post shares some of the simple techniques learned through many years of experience by someone who grows vegetable seedlings for a living.

Prevent pests from invading your garden by using Diatomaceous Earth products to naturally kill bugs and beetles without the use of harsh chemicals.

My wife, Mary Jane, and I built our first earthbag home in 2009, after being inspired by the Mother Earth News book Earthbag Building. Our circular house was 20 feet in diameter and incorporated a ...

Build an Affordable, Portable and Predator-Proof Chicken Coop Portable chicken coops (also called “pasture pens”) work especially well if you keep only a few hens. This coop has an open bottom ...

How to find the right tiller for the job, including tiller types and brands for 10 true tillers and 10 tiny tillers.

They're neither round nor fuzzy, but though Saturn peaches may not look like your idea of peach their taste is out of this world.

Make your own pyrethrum spray – the strongest insecticide allowed under National Organic Standards – and learn how to apply and store the pesticide.