DIY Building Projects
Great DIY projects and building plans for anyone who can swing a hammer.
6 Upgrades to Make for Life on the Homestead
By Kayla Matthews
Improve your self-reliance and the efficiency of your homestead with these six house and machinery upgrades.
Help Your Customers Do Your Marketing For You
By Norma Vela
Learn how to market your farm and products to reach new customers by harnessing search engines and social media.
Site and Build a Barn Owl Nest Box
By Tom Stephan, Barn Owl Boxes
Learn how you can put a barn owl nesting box on your property to invite these beautiful birds into your backyard for natural rodent control.
A Productive Garden Chore for Rainy Days
By Blythe Pelham
This is also a productive gardening chore for indoors when itās hotter than blazes outside! If you donāt sit still well when there is so much gardening work to be done, this chore will have you feeling satisfied and happy while preparing for next yearās seed-starting season.
4 Essential Wood-Planer Maintenance Tips
By Steve Maxwell
If youāve got a thickness planer (aka a wood planer) in your home woodworking shop, then there are four things you need to do to keep it running well. If you want to maintain top-notch performance from your wood planer and solve problems that might come up with the machine, youāve come to the right place.
Creating Roll-Top Cold Frames
Submitted by MOTHER EARTH NEWS Readers
Find out how readers designed and constructed their own cold frames for convenient year-round growing and plant protection.
DIY Honey Hand Salve
Story and photos by Kimberlee Bastien
Use this basic recipe and your favorite ingredients from the beehive to create a personalized hand salve thatās perfectly suited to your skin.
Creating Garden Art from the Cast-offs of Others
By Blythe Pelham
If you want to add interest to an area of your garden, consider repurposing unusual items while creating focused vignettes. Blythe explains the process she used to do just this.
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