Wild cherry trees are often popular sources of food for wildlife. Perfectly tart and delightfully abundant, sour cherry tree varieties will be your new summer favorite. Over 50 years ago, my friend ...

There are many reasons to start building a beautiful inexpensive stone house, but we’ll list seven here. To build a stone house from scratch is to create a sustainable home that can last for centuries ...

Learn New Skills to Slash Your Bills at the Wisconsin MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR with Special Guest Dr. Jan Pol ...

Learn to find the best energy efficient window treatments — read about the pros and cons of insulated curtains, thermal panels, cellular shades, and more. Windows have a huge impact on how our homes ...

Is there an empty spot on your property that could use a unique workshop, studio, roadside store or guesthouse? If so, you might want to buy a train car–an old caboose, or a bunk car (a boxcar with ...

How does a seed exchange work? Learn some basic seed swap rules and how to organize one for your own community. Have you ever participated in a community seed swap? If not, you’re missing out on a ...

Follow this easy sour cherry jam recipe for a delicious treat from your own cherry trees. When we asked Levering for a jam recipe, he replied that nobody makes better jam than Martha Biggar. Martha — ...

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 ...

Go to battle with bindweed and learn how to get rid of bindweed organically using cardboard and mulch. Bindweed spreads ...

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 ...

For those who've taken the leap into organic gardening or are about to, an expert offers his recommendation for garden fertilizer. Originally published as "A Better Way to Fertilize Your Garden" in ...

The Litchi tomato plant has some serious thorns. In some areas of South America, it’s planted around the perimeter of vegetable gardens to keep unwanted animals out. The Morelle de Balbis, or Litchi ...