Friesians are among the best sheep breeds for dairy. People have been keeping domesticated sheep for about 11,000 years. Among the earliest domesticated animals, sheep represent one of the most ...

Depending on the breed of your chicks, there are four ways to separate cockerels from pullets; learn how to sex baby chickens. Although J. Mulder and O. Wollan (January/February 1974) swear that they ...

Learn how to build a cabin with a loft in the woods with these DIY cabin plans. Realize your cabin dream by building a cabin yourself for about $6,500. Rays of early-morning sunlight gently peek ...

Learn how to grow sprouts anywhere and on the go, as well as delicious, healthy, and flexible alfalfa sprout recipes from author Gay Courter. “I’m convinced,” says Gay Courter, “that sprouts do ...

Learn how to build an a frame house (complete with a cozy sleeping loft) in this illustrated, step-by-step guide. One of the sturdiest of all structures is the A-frame, whose skeleton consists simply ...

This retreat center’s storage building features an attached cob oven and natural paints. Learn modern cob house building for a mortgage-free home using low-cost and local materials by following how to ...

Learn to start growing herbs in pots for beginners. These simple container vegetable garden layout and setup instructions can help you to start growing food in a small area. Learn to start growing ...

If you choose to build a greenhouse with a vertical south-facing wall, be sure to include a glazed roof to let in winter sunshine, as with this design by Ceres Greenhouse Solutions. Our innovative DIY ...

Use these plans to construct your own DIY root cellar. Cold storage is the best way to store potatoes and onions, and even certain fruit and leafy greens! Root cellars are as useful today as ever. In ...

Sorghum-making is a way to increase your food self-sufficiency while maintaining a meaningful tradition. What is sorghum used for? Learn techniques for growing, harvesting and making sorghum syrup for ...

Last fall, MOTHER EARTH NEWS launched our Organic Pest Control Survey to learn more about the best organic pest control methods — and the not-so-great methods — when it comes to limiting insect damage ...

Explore this heirloom potato varieties list and decide which are the best heirloom potatoes to plant in your garden.. Heirloom Vegetable Gardening by William Woys Weaver is the culmination of some ...