Learn how to engrave wood with burning to create a wood-burned cutting board that’ll make a striking and memorable keepsake.

This summer, in collaboration with repurposed MATERIALS, we launched our Trash to Treasure photo contest and asked you all to ...

Eric Stromberg: [00:00:00] A few reasons to keep roosters on the farm. Some people like the actual noise that they crow and they make a lot of people will keep a rooster as kind of that first line of ...

Learn to build your own cabin cheaply and sustainably and learn about the green building benefits of sustainable, green-living homes. In 2013, I was living in a large city, but I felt it was time to ...

The author’s garden midway through the growing season, full of vegetables and pest-repelling flowers. How long does cardboard take to decompose? Find answers to using a cardboard weed barrier in your ...

Mary Crowe was born and raised in Cherokee, NC, and is a member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee. Mary was raised by social worker parents and eventually helped author the Indian Child Welfare Act.

Learn how to build a sawdust stove for an efficient and clean burn while fueled by a material typically discarded as waste. Here is how to create one. As we who live in the industrialized nations of ...

The compost fence walls are great for composting yard waste while buffering noise and providing privacy. Here’s what to consider for constructing a compost fence, an ideal structure for composting ...

Can you make paint from flowers? Learn how to make watercolor paint using deadheaded flowers from your garden or other blooms foraged from nature. Whenever I walk through my garden, I find something ...

Every Fair has a host of presentations you can attend. We love hearing how folks from all over find inspiration, practical advice, and community through our publications and our Fairs. Enjoy this ...

Black raspberries vs blackberries — how do they compare? What’s the difference between blackberries and black raspberries? Or the similarity? What about all of the other blackberry lookalikes? Who’s ...

Jewelweed’s medicinal uses are well-known by many traditional cultures. You, too, can take advantage of this healing plant with this poison ivy soap recipe. And luckily, jewelweed identification is ...