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Learn about perennial Kernza grain nutrition, benefits, and how and when to graze livestock in an intermediate wheatgrass field. In 2023, during one of the worst droughts I’ve ever experienced in the ...

Find root cellar alternatives to store more, waste less, and enjoy fresh garden vegetables for months — without digging a ...

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Mullein, horehound, wild cherry, marshmallow, and plantain are your go-to herbs for respiratory health to ease chronic respiratory issues. Remember that some respiratory conditions warrant immediate ...

Make DIY cough drops with garden-fresh herbs, such as horehound and marshmallow. As an editor for Mother Earth News, I’m constantly surrounded by inspiring recipes and DIY projects. It can be a ...

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 ...

Discover regenerative backyard gardening to build soil, capture carbon, and grow more food with a permaculture approach, cover cropping, perennial plantings, companion planting, living mulches, 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 ...

Cabbage seedlings, showing the pattern of holes made by the dibble board. We do use some plastic plug flats, pots, and trays of cell packs, but we also like to use our homemade wooden trays, because ...