The following is an excerpt from DIY Projects for the Self-Sufficient Homeowner by Betsy Matheson (Creative Publishing International, 2011). This handy book is your first step toward participating in ...

Emergency water kits like this cost $35 including shipping and can provide your family with clean, safe water in an emergency. (Editor’s note: Russ Michaud owns Homespun Environmental, which sells a ...

For newer gardeners, cool, gray maritime summers can tempt a person to skimp on watering. Surely it’s about to rain, right? Sadly, summer rain is often drizzle, enough to dampen the dust but rarely ...