Become a food preservation master and test your knowledge. Whether you’re a seasoned homesteader with a cellar full of mason jars or a backyard gardener eager to stop throwing away extra produce, ...

If you run a small farm and own any draft animal, a horse-drawn sled can help you get more work done. Here’s how to build a horse-drawn work sled. Here in Quebec, we’ve found our easy-to-build ...

A well-built storm shelter — made with affordable, readily available lumber and materials — will be safe, solid, and secure. Stay safe when tornadoes or high winds hit your area with a DIY storm ...

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 ...

I recently came across a “Seeds Explained” infographic stating, “Seeds from first-generation plants can’t be saved and planted”. That’s not exactly true. You can save and grow hybrids (a cross between ...

With the sun's energy,this simple single-basin, passive-solar distiller can produce up to 4 gallons of purified water per day. Learn how to use passive solar water distillation to purify your drinking ...

Learn how to build a biogas digester using intermediate bulk containers (IBC) for home use is easy and often can be built within an hour once you’ve assembled the tools and materials. Biogas digester ...

Spoiled or regular hay, straw, leaves, pine needles, sawdust, weeds, and garbage are great for mulch — or any vegetable matter that rots. ‘Mulch Queen’ Ruth Stout claimed to have smashed saloons with ...

Architect: Stephen Lane, Lawrence, Kan.

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 ...

Check on the health of your herd daily, especially since yaks tend to hide signs of illness. What is yak meat? Is there a market for yak cheese and yak fiber? Read all you need to know about raising ...

Warning: Once you begin cooking over an open fire, you may get hooked on this peaceful form of meditation! Eventually, the consummate hearth-cooking chef will want the full setup for this ancient form ...