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Pumpkin Coconut Chai Latte Recipe - Food And Recipes
motherearthliving.com
Perfect for dishes both savory and sweet, coconut is as delicious as it is healthy. In Stephanie Pedersen’s new book Coconut (Sterling Publishing, …
Build Your Own House from Natural Materials in Ten Steps
grit.com - By The Mudgirls Natural Building Collective
There is a lot to do when building a house, but it is not impossible and anyone is capable of building their own home if they have the proper tools …
Foraging for More Than Food
motherearthnews.com - Tristan Gooley
The great renaissance is well underway in the world of foraging. Restaurants that don’t claim to have mushrooms that have been handpicked from within …
DIY Mineral Makeup | Natural Beauty
motherearthliving.com - By Marie Rayma
I grew up in a family of makers. My mother made costumes and curtains, cookies and casseroles. My father made cabinets, staircases, and an amazing …
Healthful Products from the Hive
motherearthliving.com - By Leo Sharashkin
There's more than honey to be gathered from naturally kept beehives; pollen, beeswax, and beebread are all useful products that can benefit your …
What’s Behind the Collagen Craze?
motherearthliving.com - By Marsha McCulloch
I still remember my junior-high science teacher explaining that cartilage is the rubbery material at the end of a chicken drumstick. She said that …
Play Nice Pairing Herbs with Meds
motherearthliving.com - By Maria Noel Groves
Americans are popping more pills than ever, and the older we get, the more meds, herbs, and dietary supplements we take. Approximately 60 percent of …
Snacks to combat Brain Fog | Health and Wellness
motherearthliving.com - By Julie Morris
Likely, you’ve experienced it: You’re sitting down to write a simple email when suddenly the words screech to a halt and you struggle to grasp your …
Repairing Farm Equipment in the Field
grit.com - By Steve and Ann Larkin Hansen
In Maintaining Small-Farm Equipment: How to Keep Tractors and Implements Running Well, Steve and Ann Larkin Hansen equip readers with their …
Cooking with Burdock Root and Stems | GRIT
grit.com - By Marie Voljoen
Burdock is a biennial plant whose taproot and immature stems can be used in cooking. Photo by Getty/Nadezhda_Nesterova Burdock root has a gently sweet …
Grow a Winter Market Garden
grit.com - By Wes Smith
Running a profitable market garden in winter can be challenging. In my area, the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia, winter subjects us to …
How to Profit from Off-Season Farmland
grit.com - By Dale and Darcy Cahill
Farming comes with myriad financial risks, from violent weather that destroys crops to unexpected drops in wholesale prices. For farmers looking to …
A Guide to Winter Squash
grit.com - By Kristina Seleshanko
An impressively long storage life and seemingly endless uses are just a couple of reasons winter squash is a great crop to have around come cool …
Sustainable Living
Geothermal Heat Pumps: How We Installed Our Green Alternative to Fuel Oil Heating – Green Homes
motherearthnews.com - Reader Contribution By Allison Ehrman
Removing an old fuel oil tank from yard. Photo by Steve Ehrman During summer 2018, my husband and I began searching for a home out in the country. For …
Why You Should Sprout Your Grains and Seeds
motherearthnews.com - By Vanessa Kimble
In The Sourdough School: The Ground-Breaking Guide to Making Gut-Friendly Bread by Vanessa Kimble, readers will learn to master the art of sourdough …
Malting Grain to Boost Your Sourdough
motherearthnews.com - By Vanessa Kimble
In The Sourdough School: The Ground-Breaking Guide to Making Gut-Friendly Bread by Vanessa Kimble, readers will learn to master the art of sourdough …
Mushrooms
Chanterelle Cheesecake - Real Food
motherearthnews.com - Reader Contribution By Ashley Hetrick, Vermont Mango Plantation
Mushrooms are probably the last thing you’d expect to find in a dessert. Most of us are familiar with supermarket mushrooms that have a deeply …
Fermented Black Chestnuts
motherearthnews.com - By Rene Redzepi and David Zilber
Fresh, sweet chestnuts are at their peak in the early fall. Photo by Evan Sung Black chestnuts can easily be turned into a delicious puree perfect for …
How Growing a Garden Can Help Save the World - Organic Gardening
motherearthnews.com - Reader Contribution By Emma Raven, Misfit Gardening
You've heard it all before; the earth is warming and temperatures are increasing. But in October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change …
5 Reasons You Should Grow Garlic - Organic Gardening
motherearthnews.com - Reader Contribution By Carrie Williams Howe
When you first start a vegetable garden its easy to think about what you want to grow – tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce – the basics for a summer salad. …
10 Truths of Being a Female Farmer - Organic Gardening
motherearthnews.com - Reader Contribution By Darby Weaver, Sun Dog Farm
There is so much that goes into being a woman farmer in 2018. As we move into a new age of Agriculture, women are placing themselves at the helm of …
DIY Truck-Frame Chicken Tractor
motherearthnews.com
Learn to make a chicken tractor using an ordinary truck frame. February / March 2017 Article and photos by Jake Desjardin When I had the urge to buy six …
Sustainable Living
DIY Covered Speed Rack Fermentation Chamber
motherearthnews.com - By Rene Redzepi and David Zilber
The plastic cover over the speed rack still allows air to enter the bottom of the chamber, which makes it possible for the fermentation to take …
15 Kitchen Herbs and Spices with Powerful Health Benefits – Natural Health
motherearthnews.com - Reader Contribution
Photo by Pixabay/kerdkanno Herbs and spices in our foods have served the purpose of flavoring throughout the years, but also to provide boosts of …
The Best Herbs to Grow for Gardens in the North
heirloomgardener.com - By Mary Lahr Schier
The Northern Gardener (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2017) by Mary Lahr Schier is an A-Z resource guide for reader’s wishing to garden in the …
The Best Trees for Growing in Northern Gardens | GRIT
heirloomgardener.com - By Mary Lahr Schier
The Northern Gardener (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2017) by Mary Lahr Schier is an A-Z resource guide for reader's wishing to garden in the …
The Native Milking Shorthorn
grit.com - By Jeannette Beranger
One of the unsung heroes of heritage livestock farming is Norris Albaugh. He has dedicated his life to bringing back an important historic cattle …
Wintering Herbs
grit.com - Reader Contribution By Lois Hoffman
Herbs add flavor and zing to many of our favorite dishes. It is so nice to step outside the door and snip what you need. Just because cold weather …
Parmesan Stock Recipe
grit.com
The Earth-Bound Cook (Workman Publishing, 2010) by Myra Goodman is a guide for readers to learn how to easily cook in sync with the environment with …
My Ayurveda Kitchen: Delicious Quinoa Bowl for Autumn
motherearthliving.com - Reader Contribution By Dr. Arya Krishna
Before going to the recipe let me explain a little bit about quinoa. Quinoa is not classified as a grain; it is a pseudo-cereal. What exactly is a …