Gardening

Wild mushroom foraging can yield either delicious or deadly results. Be sure you can identify which are edible and which are inedible.

This graphic offers a basic overview of some of the most common seasonal edibles in a backyard garden. Consider planting a few of your favorite…

Advocates of the Paleo diet call it a healthier way of eating, as it brings us back to our hunter-gatherer days when there wasn’t any…

This intro to beekeeping explains how to set up and maintain a hive. This generates honey for sale or barter, wax for waterproofing, and bees…

Raising egg-laying chickens yields fresh and tasty eggs from your own backyard. It’s a homesteading process the whole family can participate in.

The food-packed grocery store is a modern luxury. Our hardy ancestors learned gardening and became sustainable without these modern conveniences.

Hydroponics can be a tricky growing method to master, as a result of the chemistry of nutrition and the nuances of plumbing for plants. But…

The nutritional value and calorie-dense nature of potatoes make them a great survival food, as well as a welcomed comfort in harsh times.

Syrup production can be a worthwhile investment of winter hours. Even if you're not blessed with groves of sugar maples, it’s an easy skill to…

Composting causes a host of microscopic miners to convert waste into rich humus, unlocking nutrients so your garden's fruits and vegetables can thrive.

This video shows how to construct round stone planters and a simple trellis, offering protection against animals and a surface for climbing vines.