
DIY recycling can be easier—and more creatively fulfilling—than you might think. Here's how to make junk mail and similar items into paper.

Five women farmers over 50 share insight about their experiences in life and agriculture. In this first segment, the topic is love.

"Having a cow" is not as far-fetched as it might seem. More homesteaders are opting for a milk cow, which can offer a lot more than fresh milk.

Join the many Americans showing their patriotism by re-creating their own victory gardens for modern times. Here's some history and pointers.

In honor of Independence Day, we share several ways we work toward establishing true food independence. You can do the same.

For Jaime Cool and her family, an off the grid homestead of livestock, produce and bees takes a lot of work. But "it's a good life not many people get to experience."

A chipper can help you make use of fallen trees and leaves, and it can also help you with composting. Here's how it works.

Here's how to mix herb-infused oils with beeswax to make salves and lip balm that keep your skin moist and offer other healing properties.

Start your garden small with just a few common miracle-worker herbs such as chamomile and lavender, then progress from there.

Weedy trees? Steep slopes? Mismanaged forests? Kentucky innovators work with natural systems to find beneficial outcomes in these problems.

Use nature as your inspiration for beautiful mandala designs and a mindfulness practice. You can do this alone or with family.

Supporting leafcutters, masons and other species of native solitary bees is just as important as helping their managed-colony counterparts.