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All You Need to Know to Eat Good, Grass-Fed Meat
Learn how to choose and use inexpensive cuts of grass-fed beef, free-range chicken and pastured pork for better nutrition and out-of-this-world flavor.
By Deborah Krasner
Photo by MARCUS NILSSON
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Adobe Mud: Building With Earth
Simone Swan and her students at the Adobe Alliance are building with earth in the southwestern United States using adobe mud and traditional North African construction techniques.
By Catherine Wanek
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Growing Grains
Growing, harvesting, milling and using amaranth, corn, wheat, oats, rye and triticale.
By John Vivian
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It seems almost impossible to find a true sourdough oatmeal bread recipe. I spent hours searching on the internet, in the library, and poring over the not insubstantial number of bread books on my home shelf, all with no success. Apparently oatmeal bread recipes are either written for straight dough (those that use dried yeast) or a combination of both sourdough starter and dried yeast. So, out of frustration I created my own recipe for oatmeal bread leavened only with a tangy sourdoughs starter. Luckily it was a great success! [Get the recipe!]
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Treehouse Living: 4 Custom, Eco-friendly Options
Have you ever considered living in a treehouse? These custom treehouses may just inspire you to get your eco-friendly home building plans off the ground.
By David Pearson
Photo by CHELSEA GREEN/ROGER WEBSTER
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All You Need to Know to Eat Good, Grass-Fed Meat
Learn how to choose and use inexpensive cuts of grass-fed beef, free-range chicken and pastured pork for better nutrition and out-of-this-world flavor.
By Deborah Krasner
PHOTO: PHOTRI IMAGES/MARK S. MYERS
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New Variable Speed Wind Turbine
The efficiency of wind power generators stands to take a leap forward following the introduction of new variable speed wind turbine technology.
By the MOTHER EARTH NEWS editors
PHOTO: KENETECH
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Adobe Mud: Building With Earth
Simone Swan and her students at the Adobe Alliance are building with earth in the southwestern United States using adobe mud and traditional North African construction techniques.
By Catherine Wanek
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It’s the time of year when we get focused in on tomatoes. Drying, boiling, freezing, slicing, and seed saving.
We finally got a chance to taste test the new potato onions in a delicious stir fry.
I learned recently that late spring is the best time to eradicate ragweed instead of mid summer.
Wineberries are extremely yummy but they produce so little fruit we decided to delete our patch.
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All You Need to Know to Eat Good, Grass-Fed Meat
Learn how to choose and use inexpensive cuts of grass-fed beef, free-range chicken and pastured pork for better nutrition and out-of-this-world flavor.
By Deborah Krasner
Photo by MARCUS NILSSON
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Spice Up Your Stir-Fry With Homemade Soy Sauce
Homemade soy sauce is easy to make and you can reap other edible delicacies, such as tofu or sprouts, during the process.
By R. Lewis Canupp-Penrod
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What To Feed Chickens: Formulating Your Own Chicken Feed
Joan Salmonowicz tells readers what to feed chickens, how to mix your own chicken feed, including buying mixed ration feed in bulk, feed ratios, and common supplements.
By Joan Salmonowicz
PHOTO: FOTOLIA/KNEIANE
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Make Your own Fermented Dairy Products
Tap the benefits of delicious fermented dairy products.
By Lynn Keiley
Photo courtesy Scott Hollis
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Best Chicken Breeds for Backyard Flocks
Use our survey results to help you choose the best chicken breeds for egg or meat production, temperament, and more.
By Troy Griepentrog
PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO/KEVIN EAVES
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Mint Brownies Recipe
For a low-fat dessert treat, try our mint brownies recipe.
By Anne Vassal
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How to Make Soap and Sell it for Profit
Make soap with this old-fashioned recipe for your family, or to sell to family and friends.
By Michael W. Newton
PHOTO: FOTOLIA/DUSK
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Long Noodles Recipe With Salted Black Beans and Bok Choy
This mouthwatering Long Noodles Recipe with Salted Black Beans and Bok Choy Recipe will surely change the minds of vegan-food skeptics everywhere.
By Kim O’Donnel
Photo Courtesy Da Capo Press
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