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Make Homemade Butter — Without Owning A Cow

Feta Cheese

Amen To The Praying Mantis

Creating Community Through Work Parties

In the garden

Rhubarb: The Pioneers’ Pie Plant

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Rhubarb was first cultivated in China in pre-medieval times and eventually was traded along the famous Silk Road to Russia and most...

Cut Garden Costs By Saving Seeds

Why Gardening Is Such Good Exercise, Especially For Women

Rethinking The Weeds

Gardening After Sixty

In the workshop

Making Rustic Doors For Pennies

Make Homestead Milk Soap

How To Make Carved Wooden Bowls

Keeping Garden Tools Sharp

In the self-reliant home

Storing Food The Right Way

A Few Tips For Cutting Firewood

Chuck Klein There are only two economical, exciting, expeditious, and fun methods of cutting firewood: one is with a chainsaw, the other is … we’ll...

Basic Long-Term Food Storage

By James Kash Long-term food storage has played a pivotal role in humanity’s survival. For thousands of years, foods have been preserved in some form...