Living Off the Grid: This N.C. Family Sought Sustainability, Independence
June 26, 2019For Jaime Cool and her family, a homestead of livestock, produce and bees takes a lot of work, but “it’s a good life not many people get to experience.”
Wood Chipper: Use Farm Waste to Your Advantage
June 25, 2019A chipper can help you make use of fallen trees and leaves, and it can also help you with composting. Here’s how it works.
Use Beeswax to Make Salves and Balms
June 24, 2019Here’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.
4 Ways to Capture the Essence of Lilacs
May 31, 2019If you already enjoy the fragrance of lilacs as they blossom in the spring, you’ll absolutely love these projects that put the flowers to use.
Healing Herbs: Easy Herbs to Grow for Every Garden
May 27, 2019Start your garden small with just a few common miracle-worker herbs such as chamomile and lavender, then progress from there.
3 Landscape Problems Turned Into Opportunities
May 20, 2019Weedy trees? Steep slopes? Mismanaged forests? Kentucky innovators work with natural systems to find beneficial outcomes in these problems.
Practice Mindfulness With a DIY Nature Mandala
May 17, 2019Use nature as your inspiration for beautiful mandala designs and a mindfulness practice. You can do this alone or with family.
How to Create Habitat for Solitary Bees
May 17, 2019Supporting leafcutters, masons and other species of native bees is just as important as helping their managed-colony counterparts.
6 Ways to Extend the Shelf Life of Your Fresh Eggs
May 8, 2019If you don’t want to buy supermarket eggs during the times of year your hens stop or decrease laying, use any of these techniques to preserve your eggs.
5 Tips for Gardening Naked
May 3, 2019If you’ve ever wanted to garden au naturel, you might be able to get away with in on World Naked Gardening Day—but we’re not making any promises.
