MOTHER EARTH NEWS

MOTHER EARTH NEWS magazine is the Original Guide to Living Wisely. Launched in 1970, each bimonthly issue features practical and money-saving information on cutting energy costs; using renewable energy; organic gardening; green home building and remodeling; fun do-it-yourself projects; and conscientious, self-sufficient lifestyles

To the Baby Gardeners

Mother Earth News

The Fake News Fight Over Fake Meat • When is a burger not a burger? Impossible Foods is the synthetic meat company producing what could be the most beef-like non-beef ever. The company claims that its burgers are healthier and better for the planet in terms of carbon emissions, deforestation, and water conservation. Digging into these claims is difficult, as the company seems to have grown large enough to provoke the meat industry into a public relations battle.

Damaged Leaves Produce Better Fruit

Home Buyers Still Flock to Flood Zones

Nonprofit Wants to Clone the World’s Oldest Trees

EDITORS’ PICK

Dear MOTHER

A Better Use of an Urban Lawn • Transform unproductive sod into an abundant garden that will nourish your family on less water than a lawn.

Raise Roosters for Meat • Don’t despair if your clutch count includes more cockerels than you’re inclined to keep. With the right care, those often overlooked birds can become a valuable source of homegrown food.

Attract Natural Garden Predators • Learn how certain flies, wasps, spiders, and other predators can keep garden pest populations in check and strengthen the health of your backyard ecosystem.

MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR Online • Mastering the Money-Saving Art of Sustainable Living Has Never Been Easier!

Infuse Oils for Healing Herbal Salves • Craft powerful plant-infused salves to treat a variety of topical conditions, from bug bites to arthritis.

Backyard Fish Farming • Feed family and friends year-round from a sustainable source of food.

An Excellent Resource for Herbal Body Care • An encyclopedia for naturally healthy skin

Used Tractor Factors • Before you buy used equipment, consult this advice on getting the best machine for the best deal.

RARE & TREASURED

Traditional, Nutritious Fermented Recipes • Invite microbes into your kitchen to create flavorful foods and keep fermentation traditions alive.

Adam James’ Turmeric Paste

Equip Yourself for Your Permaculture Farm • Learn how to integrate permaculture practices with the right machinery to improve soil quality, decrease disease, and save water naturally.

It Takes a Village • One farmer finds rebellion in cultivating community aboveground and below.

The Power of Hot Air • Healthier recipes without sacrificing the crunch.

Tips for Using a Manual Water Pump • Take your water supply into your own hands—literally. Learn how to live well with hand-pumped water so you maximize every drop.

Gardening

Real Food & Cooking

DIY

Herbal Health

Prepper

Livestock

Welcome Hummingbirds to Your Home • I’d like to attract lovely hummingbirds to my backyard. What can I do to entice them?

Why You Need Small Chickens in Your Flock • I’m used to keeping bigger birds in my backyard flock, but would small chickens be a suitable addition?

What Can You Do With Thinned Pine Trees? • What can we do with all our thinned pine? Does the wood have any value?

Homegrown, Home-Ground Mesquite Flour

Photos from the Field