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Heirloom Squash Varieties and Other Pumpkins
Learn how to grow heirloom squash varieties along with other pumpkin varieties. -
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Pumpkin Granola Recipe
Looking for a delicious autumn granola recipe? Bring together the flavors of fall with this pumpkin granola recipe to truly embody the season. -
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Delicious Pumpkin Puree Recipes
Fresh pumpkin recipes offer the taste of the season. These recipes that use pumpkin cover everything from soups and entrees to breads and desserts.
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An Effective and Non-Toxic Solution for Getting Rid of Yellow Jackets Nests By Miriam Landman -
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Old-Fashioned Chokecherry Jelly Recipe
Learn how to juice chokecherries by following this old-fashioned choke cherry jelly recipe using this tart, native North American fruit. -
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How to Make a Solar Water Distiller: DIY Solar Projects
Construct this simple solar still DIY project. Once you learn how to make a solar water distiller, you'll never need to buy distilled water again! -
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How to Build a Natural Swimming Pool
Build a swimming pool without relying on manufactured materials and chemical additives. Information on pool zoning, natural filtration, and algae control.
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Organic Gardening Articles
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What is Einkorn Flour?
What is einkorn flour, and is einkorn gluten-free? Learn about the world's oldest cultivated wheat and the einkorn nutrition it brings to the table. -
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How to Grow Oyster Mushrooms in Coffee Grounds
Put your spent coffee grounds to good use by learning how to grow oyster mushrooms in coffee grounds and make a potent fertilizer for delicious, nutty oyster mushrooms. -
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Passive-Solar Winter Wisconsin Greenhouse
Build this passive-solar winter Wisconsin greenhouse with deep winter greenhouse plans to keep plants warm using thermal mass. -
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Succession Planting: Carrots and Lettuce
Want lettuce and carrots all year round? Ira Wallace tells us her simple method for keeping track of succession planting carrots and lettuce.
Real Food Recipes & Articles
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Pumpkin Granola Recipe
Looking for a delicious autumn granola recipe? Bring together the flavors of fall with this pumpkin granola recipe to truly embody the season. -
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Best Challah Bread Recipe
Keith Cohen created the best challah bread recipe with raisins that is versatile and perfect for holiday festivities. -
![Delicious Pumpkin Puree Recipes]()
Delicious Pumpkin Puree Recipes
Fresh pumpkin recipes offer the taste of the season. These pumpkin puree recipes cover everything from soups and entrees to breads and desserts. -
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DIY Food Dehydrator Plans
Nearly two decades of expert testing and experimentation have resulted in DIY food dehydrator plans that aren’t just efficient and off-grid — but also highly cost-effective.
Home & Gardening DIY Blogs & Ideas
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Quiz: Greenhouse Readiness Audit
Building a backyard greenhouse is one of the most rewarding investments you can make for your homestead. Whether you want to start delicate seedlings weeks before the last frost, keep hardy greens growing through freezing winter nights, or create a warm oasis for tender potted plants, success comes down to solid planning before cutting lumber. […] -
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Best Long-Term Food Storage
Learn about the best long-term food storage strategies for each pantry item to extend shelf life, especially for baking ingredients. -
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How to Filter Water Using Charcoal, Sand, and Gravel
Learn how to filter water using charcoal, sand, and gravel using a water bottle and cloth filters to keep these layers separated and water flowing through them. -
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Important Papers to Keep in Case of Emergency
Use this comprehensive checklist of important papers to keep in case of emergency on hand in a binder, ready to go at a drop of a hat.
Events
Ohio Pawpaw Festival
September 18-20, 2026
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Albany, Ohio
While you're celebrating one of America’s largest native tree fruits, come visit the Mother Earth News bookstore and the education tent next door!
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National Heirloom Expo
Sunday and Monday, September 27-28, 2026
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Mansfield, Missouri
Come visit the Mother Earth News bookstore at Heirloom Expo's first time at their Mansfield, Missouri farm! This is a massive celebration of pure food and the heirloom harvest.
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Podcasts
Preserving Heritage Breeds in 2026
Jeannette Beranger: Holiday season is coming up and people are always trying to scramble for that heritage bird for the holiday season. And you should be looking now. Don't wait until November or December to get a holiday bird. Many people probably are sold out by now taking pre-orders.
[00:00:18] But if you really wanna enjoy a heritage bird, now is the time to be putting your order in. For geese it may be too late, 'cause there are even fewer resources for that. But I do love myself a ...
Building a Scalable Grassroots Food System with David Stelzer
Preparing for New World Screwworm
Preparing Herbal Teas for Chickens
Large-scale Food and the Cyclospora Outbreak
Maiv Flower Farm Audio Article and Discussion
Grow a Modern Victory Garden
Sourcing an E-bike
Preventing Poultry Predation from Domestic Canines and Felines
