Expert tips for growing food, raising animals, and creating a sustainable, self-sufficient life from the team at Storey Publishing. http://www.motherearthnews.com/blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=2147484472 Sue Weaver provides her expertise on making homemade cheeses and yogurt and how to raise a happy, healthy, and highly productive backyard cow. http://www.motherearthnews.com/basic-country-skills/the-backyard-cow-proves-cheese-making-simple-fun.aspx From Storey Publishing Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:35:33 CST Ann Larkin Hansen shows that typically mundane tasks like record keeping and planning can be a satisfying process that can help you reflect on the successes of the year before. http://www.motherearthnews.com/basic-country-skills/a-new-year-a-new-start.aspx By Ann Larkin Hansen Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:21:33 CST Barbara Pleasant offers a step-by-step plan to starting seeds. http://www.motherearthnews.com/basic-country-skills/its-time-to-start-those-veggie-gardens.aspx By Barbara Pleasant Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:49:29 CST Whether you have a small grove of trees or acres of woods, this manual will guide you through the right methods to care for and sustain your land. http://www.motherearthnews.com/basic-country-skills/author-ann-larkin-hansen-proves-winter-woods-work-fun-satisfying.aspx By Ann Larkin Hansen Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:51:04 CST A great recipe for the holidays or any time of the year! http://www.motherearthnews.com/basic-country-skills/a-delicious-easy-recipe-for-the-holidays.aspx By Sherri Brooks Vinton Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:13:15 CST This gift set of four farm-themed board books features illustrations that tell the story of a day in the life of each of four animals: chickens, goats, cows and pigs. http://www.motherearthnews.com/basic-country-skills/my-first-farm-friends-coloring-contest.aspx By Betsy Wallin Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:43:14 CST