Learn how to make sprouted grain bread with this ancient Essene bread recipe. Of all the known breads, the simplest and possibly the most nutritious is Essene whole grain bread. An ancient recipe for ...

Grow these edible herbs for chickens to prevent pests. These are some of the best herbs for chickens to use as nesting box herbs, hang them in bundles or grown them along your run. Have you had ...

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Watch a clip from this upcoming episode featuring Jon Thomas, president of of EarthTouch, and Lois Hoffman, author of Baking with Ancient Grains, coming to podcast feeds on Oct. 22. It’s never been ...

Josh Wilder: When fall comes along, populations diminish, and robbing behavior increases. An entrance reducer can be added to diminish the area bees need to guard. Upper entrances can also be plugged ...

My personal introduction to raising livestock has been getting to know my scrappy trio of sheep named Marvin, Maude and Sal. As a farmer-in-training, I depend on them to teach me the ropes of ...

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Check on the health of your herd daily, especially since yaks tend to hide signs of illness. What is yak meat? Is there a market for yak cheese and yak fiber? Read all you need to know about raising ...

Figure 1: The basic PVC pipe frame is 5.5 feet cubed. Need a small greenhouse? A DIY greenhouse made out of PVC might be just what you’re looking for. Learn how to build a PVC greenhouse using plastic ...

This close-up through the polycarbonate shows the absorber screen, the foam sealer molding, screws with EPDM washers, battens and a bottom vent. After walking into my workshop one December morning and ...

Triple the length of your growing season — and explore underground gardening — with this simple, energy-efficient earth-sheltered greenhouse design. Ninety frost-free days here in the mountains of ...

This pea plant shows the cupped leaves that indicate the soil contains damaging levels of a potent herbicide. Last fall, our report on manure, hay and compost contaminated with Milestone herbicide ...