Homesteading & Self-Reliance
Practical skills for urban or rural self-sufficiency; includes home business ideas.

• YURTS ... NEW
  

  YURTS ... NEW March/April 1971 A modern version of the age-old yurt is popping up all over the country like some friendly toadstool these days and a fellow name of Bill Coperthwaite in Bucks Harbor, Maine is responsible. The following article, by Bill himself, tells how—some

• YOUR OWN FISPOND
  How to construct, stock and manage a pond. He discusses leaking ponds, spillways, and standpipes.
• Your Money or Your Life
  An interview with financial planner Vicki Robin and the Betsy model of economic independence and saving.
• you, too, should discover dried corn
  

  you, too, should discover dried corn September/October 1975 by CAROL SUHR Last year, for the first time, I discovered the joy of drying and grinding my own corn for winter use. This simple, non-energy-consuming method of preservation was long practiced by the Indi

• YOU, TOO, CAN BE A STORYTELLER
  

  YOU, TOO, CAN BE A STORYTELLER September/October 1981 Issue # 71 - September/October 1981 Telling stories is an exciting act of creation, both for the teller who spins out a chronicle and for the listener who re-creates the tale in his or her mind. It involves a special kind of sharing and enjoyment ...one that

• YOU TOO, CAN BECOME A COWBOY!
  

  YOU TOO, CAN BECOME A COWBOY! May/June 1978 "A lot of city children dream about becoming cowboys and cowgirls when they grow up," say Ron and Linda Martin (both formerly of Los Angeles), "and we used to dream those same dreams too. The only difference between us and most

• You too can live on a homestead
  Living isn't always easy on the Marshall's two-acre homestead, but their level of success can't be achieved in any city apartment complex.
• YOU CAN TURN WOODSHOP SCRAPS INTO HARDWOOD COMBS
  

  YOU CAN TURN WOODSHOP SCRAPS INTO HARDWOOD COMBS May/June 1978 "Toy animals aren't the only potentially salable items you can make from woodshop scraps," Jim Ballard wrote us after reading Homer and Gerry Debo's article in MOTHER NO. 48 ("We Make and Sell Fun Animals from

• You Can Play the Mandolin
  Here's an introduction to a musical instrument that has a long history and promising future, including getting started, a quick check, tuning, picking , the wrist, chords, scales, technique.
• You Can Make Money Writing Greeting Cards
  How to make and market greeting cards.
• YOU CAN MAKE MONEY IN THE COUNTRY WITH YOUR OWN WHITEWASH BUSINESS
  Making whitewash and marketing the business.
• YOU CAN EARN EXTRA CASH WITH A LAWN-MOWING BUSINESS
  A part-time business that lets you be outdoors all day.
• You Can Drive Your Own Well
  A little muscle and a little know-how can add up to plentiful water for the homestead.
• You Can ""Clean Up"" As A Freelance Housecleaner
  

  You Can ""Clean Up"" As A Freelance Housecleaner September/October 1977 You say you'd like to be able to work part time-and you'd like to be able to leave the house during the daybut you don't have any "marketable skills" ... you don't want a clerical job ... and anyway, you

• YES, YOU CAN MAKE GOAT WITHOUT A SEPARATOR
  

  YES, YOU CAN MAKE GOAT WITHOUT A SEPARATOR July/August 1978 Make butter from goat's milk without a separator? "I do it all the time," says Faber, Virgin ia's Shirley N. Bliley. "You can, too, if you have a shallow glass or enamel pan capable of w holding a gallon of mil

• X COUNTRY SKIING
  A beginner's guide to cross country skiing, including purchasing skis, locations, dress, equipment, footwork and techniques.
• Working Stock Dogs
  These canines might be the just the assistance you need to round up your farmstead livestock, but not guard it from predators, including stock dog breeds, what to look for, training, co-habitation.
• WOODSTOVE Buyer's Guide
  

  How to pick the right stove and enjoy the many benefits of our heritage heat source.

• Wood-Burner Restoration
  Bill Eckert explains how to restore an antique wood burning stove.
• WOOD AND COAL STOVE ADVISORY
  

  WOOD AND COAL STOVE ADVISORY December/January 1992 MOTHER'S 1993 The new lowdown on a familiar subject; our craggy contributor from New England revels in the past and tells us what's important for the present. By John Vivian If you're like me, you've been heating and cooking with wood long en

• Wolves in Dog's Clothing?
  

  Wolves in Dog's Clothing? October/November 1991 Calming thunderstruck canines, tattooing Toto, getting a new pup, and other useful tips By Emily Miller FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO READ MY BIO IN ISSUE # 127, you might remember that I'd been searching for the dog of my dreams. This issue, I'm happy to report that

• Wise Web Sites: February/March 2007
  

  Search by ZIP code to find out where you can recycle just about everything, from household chemicals and motor oil to cell phones and computers:

• Wise Web Sites - Green Gazette
  

  Visit these wise Web sites, selected by the Mother Earth News editors.
  

• Wise Livelihood Environmental Justice for All
  

  Wise Livelihood Environmental Justice for All October/November 2004 Wise Livelihood by Amanda Griscom Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says defending our environment must transcend political partisanship. At first glance, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s cluttered offic

• WILD FIRE
  

  WILD FIRE July/August 1975 by George Beekman The country dweller has to be many things: a bit of a doctor, a bit of a plumber, a bit of all those other specialists who handle' emergencies for city folk. Well, I can't give you a Red Cross first aid course, and

• WHY THE MAGAZINE WAS FOUNDED
  

  WHY THE MAGAZINE