Fallen hickory nuts can be gathered and pressed into a fresh and delicious oil. Learn about the Carya cordiformis, AKA the Yellowbud hickory tree. Get to know the hickory tree leaf, its bark, where it ...

Find time-tested resources on all facets of breadmaking, from ancient grains and sourdough starters to wild yeast and holiday ...

Remaining on-grid made sense for this solo homesteader, but learn how to build an off-grid cabin on a budget to keep those features in a small cabin. In terms of home energy systems, “off-grid” and ...

Quonset huts are lightweight structures of corrugated galvanized steel that doesn’t require interior wall supports. Read this five-year retrospective on what it’s like living in a Quonset hut home in ...

Follow these tips to construct a wood stove hot water coil heating kit and save on utility bills. Includes a diagram and wood stove water heater plans you can set up in your own house. One of the ...

Use this comprehensive checklist of important papers to keep in case of emergency on hand in a binder, ready to go at a drop of a hat. In the interest of full disclosure, I should tell you that I ...

Read more from Mother Earth News on garden planning. Browse our range of articles and ideas on garden planners and get your project going today.

Classic ciabatta takes a lot of time. If you give the poolish 18 to 20 hours to mature, which I recommend, then the bread will take more than 24 hours total. Depending on how long you let the poolish ...

Our homemade sandwich bread recipe gives you what you’d want from this type of bread: a loaf that doesn’t call attention to itself and capably performs a supporting role. When the meal isn’t the bread ...

Build your own collapsible spinning wheel for spinning your own cotton thread. Print your own parts with the Thingverse plans below and learn how to make a charkha spinning wheel. After buying my ...

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 ...