Whether you are mowing, hauling, clearing debris, or maintaining fence lines, the right tools make the difference and keep the work manageable.

Wine caps have a potato-like flavor, and a single mushroom can be enough to cook a meal. They’re a wonderful companion crop alongside herbs and vegetables, giving you the ability to harvest ...

You always wanted to keep dairy goats. You wanted your own fresh — and free — goat milk, goat cheese, goat milk yogurt and maybe even goat meat without having to worry about antibiotics and hormones ...

Grow plants vertically on a wood trellis design for the ideal way to make the most of small spaces within your garden or backyard using garden obelisk plans. Traditionally found in formal gardens, ...

Updates on transitions from coal to geothermal, a retracted Roundup study, legal rights of bees, community food pantry initiatives, and more. News from Mother “I knew we could do something.” Dear ...

Honor your land by learning how to make a cutting board from wood using green, raw wood to create unique utensils for your home.

Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver is the culmination of some thirty years of first-hand knowledge of growing, tasting and cooking with heirloom vegetables. A staunch supporter of ...

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 ...

Whether as a studio, garden shed, chicken coop, or something else entirely, an earthbag building is adaptable. With this novel technique, you can make earthbag buildings step by step to serve as a ...

Using milk on your compost and in your garden will probably come as a surprise to most. Upon closer inspection, however, it starts to make sense. The amino acids, proteins, enzymes and natural sugars ...

Complex flue paths draw heat from the exhaust of a fire, making more efficient use of a load of fuel. Maren Cooke relaxes on the heated bench of her masonry heater which also features hidden piping ...

The best way to eat a fresh ‘Saturn’ peach surely is out of hand—as soon as you pick it. But you also can take your cue from Chinese royalty and transform delicious peaches into a tasty soup that can ...