Choose the best heritage poultry breeds: chicken, discover a duck, get a gaggle of geese, or take home some turkeys.

News from Mother “I knew we could do something.” Dear Mother Reader letters of inspiration, community, and more. Green Gazette Updates on food gleaning, genetically modified tomatoes, community ...

Mother Earth News has articles on raising pigs. Browse our articles here and learn more about homesteading and livestock maintenance and farming.

Not all “natural” foods are safe for pets—and some common garden and houseplants can be dangerous or even deadly. This free Mother Earth News guide takes the guesswork out of having plants around dogs ...

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 ...

Earth Repair by Leila Darwish (New Society, 2013) is packed with simple, accessible, and practical tools for healing and regenerating damaged ecosystems from contaminated urban lots to polluted ...

Wood gas trucks! From left: ’95 Dodge Ram 2500 V10; ’84 Ford F250 V8; ’93 Dodge Dakota V8; ’92 Dakota V8 (conversion in progress). Back in 2004, Wayne Keith drew a line in the sand at $1.50. That’s ...

As of 2011, the electric car is no longer a hypothetical car of the future. Thanks to unveilings from major automakers, corporate investment, dedicated government backing and steady improvements to ...

While foraging, hunting, gardening and gathering for his livelihood, Miles Olson’s experiences have given him a unique perspective on "rewiliding," radical self-reliance, and the impact of ...

If you’re interested in having fresh spinach, lettuce, chard, or any other cold-hardy crop on hand late into winter or early in spring, you should build a low tunnel or two (also called a mini hoop ...

Ninety frost-free days here in the mountains of Idaho close to the Canadian border are not enough to raise most vegetable crops. For several years, I watched in frustration as my tomato and corn crops ...

Learn how to use a pressure canner safely, and you'll save money on groceries all year long. Some of us were lucky to learn food preservation skills at home, on long, hot summer days that now exist as ...