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How to Build an A-Frame House - Mother Earth News
WEBJul 8, 2022 · An A-frame can be built to almost any size simply by varying the number of triangles and their dimensions, but a cabin with a sleeping loft must have rafters at least 20 feet long to allow ...
75 Medicinal Plants and Their Uses – Mother Earth News
WEBOct 3, 2023 · When we catch colds, we prefer echinacea and andrographis (immune-boosting herbs proven to speed recovery), ginseng (ditto), licorice root (for sore throat), tea or coffee (caffeine helps relieve ...
Nutsedge: The Edible Garden Foe – Mother Earth News
WEBFeb 23, 2011 · Yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus), sometimes called Earth almond or Chufa, has tuberous roots that can be eaten raw or cooked. Their sweet, nutty flavor makes them ideal for a multitude of ...
Living in Quonset Hut Homes - Mother Earth News
WEBOct 23, 2022 · by Kristin Grant. Quonset huts are lightweight structures of corrugated galvanized steel that doesn’t require interior wall supports. Read this five-year retrospective on what it’s like living ...
How to Make a DIY Water Filtration System Using Sand or Gravel
WEBJan 7, 2022 · For our purposes of DIYing a water filter system, you'll want to use more natural materials like sand and gravel or small rocks. Water is something most people take for granted because it’s so ...
How to Build an Outhouse – Mother Earth News
WEBJan 16, 2023 · Check out these simple outhouse plans and create a properly managed privy. One of the very first and most important buildings needed on a remote homestead is a privy, which isn’t as complicated ...
Winter Cover Crops For Vegetable Gardens – Mother Earth News
WEBJan 12, 2023 · At Twin Oaks, we practice intensive vegetable gardening, both outdoors and within hoop houses, to feed about 100 people year-round. The fertile, productive soil that cover cropping brings us helps ...
How To Dry Corn & Grinding Cornmeal – Mother Earth News
WEBSep 1, 1975 · grinding corn home milling. Carol Suhr's guide on preserving a crop of homestead corn, including how to dry corn, grinding cornmeal, and recipes for cornmeal pancakes, dried corn pudding, and corn ...
Grow Sweet Potatoes — Even in the North – Mother Earth News
WEBMay 23, 2011 · Sweet potatoes are more nutritious and store better than any other root crop — they’re easy for home gardeners to keep for a full year. And while many people think of them as a Southern crop ...
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