Attune your senses to early wildfire signals and take steps to prepare livestock and your homestead so you’re ready.

Learn everything you need to know about how to collect rainwater for home use. Residential rainwater collection systems are one way to ensure you’re in charge of your water source. Rainwater ...

Wondering what to do with a natural spring on your property? Want to know how to make a natural spring flow better? Learn from experts how to use fresh spring water for all your water needs. [EDITOR’S ...

Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) is identifiable by its simple, glossy, ovate leaves, typically 2-5 inches long, which turn yellow in fall. The tree produces large, round, bumpy fruits, known as “hedge ...

Learn how to buy a caboose and fix it up to make a practical yet exotic guesthouse, vacation home, workshop, or roadside business site. Is there an empty spot on your property that could use a unique ...

Assembled, coiffured, and dressed, these apple heads — crafted at home with 50 cents worth of supplies — rival any $20 dolls sold at gift shops. Learn how to make apple head dolls for a down-home ...

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 ...

If you’re interested in having fresh spinach, lettuce, chard, or any other cold-hardy crop on hand late into winter or early in spring, you should build a low tunnel or two (also called a mini hoop ...

Follow these step-by-step instructions to build an earth-sheltered greenhouse that uses passive solar gain. I had a dream once. I am standing in a vast green summer field looking down into the earth.

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 ...

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 ...

Demystify baking this traditional bread with this sourdough recipe guide for obtaining and maintaining a starter, and two hearty bread recipes to put it to use. Sourdough is the original way to leaven ...