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

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

Author Cindy Conner displays the solar food dryers in her garden. Create a self sufficient homestead plan so you can enjoy local, homegrown food year-round while saving money and learning new skills.

Want to get started growing American Chestnut trees? Learn how to start harvesting chestnuts at home and choose the best species for you. The majestic American chestnut tree was once common throughout ...

Linda B. White, M.D.

Water bath canning is the most widely used method for putting up delicious produce. It doesn’t require a lot of specialized equipment and is accessible to even the most inexperienced kitchen novice.

The ChickSafe Advance automatic chicken coop door opener is a tough and reliable system for automatically opening your coop door in the morning and closing it in the evening as light levels fall, ...

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 ...

Allergies plague millions of people who often get only marginal relief from drugs that can have frustrating side effects. Natural remedies, however, often have fewer side effects and can combat ...

An ideal staple crop for those seeking to meet most of their food needs with homegrown produce would be nutrient-dense, offer high yields, and have excellent flavor and storage qualities. A crop that ...

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 ...

The system takes water from near the bottom of a solar heat storage tank and pumps it through a collector — where it’s heated by the sun — and then back to the tank. This continues as long as there’s ...