The MOTHER EARTH NEWS 2014 Homesteaders of the Year have taken self-reliance into their own hands, and with a little time invested in learning new skills, you, too, can achieve the DIY life and build ...

I recently went to our homestead kitchen faucet to get a glass of water and nothing came out! What a “sinking” feeling that was! After checking the breaker, testing the well control box and pressure ...

Lisa McBride kicks back with her goats, using one as a pillow. "This is where I come to relax," said McBride, outstretched in the sun. She jokingly calls the goats her best friends, but of course, on ...

Why bother with the blatant commercialism of big-box, look-at-me retailers that claim to support the “Do it yourself” ethos when regional, organic alternatives await? That’s right — whether just ...

Meet Clara & Edwin, a young couple living off-grid in a self-built tiny home in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. After spending ...

Three young filmmakers are producing organic vegetables, goat milk and award-winning digital animation from an outpost they built for themselves... Making Cutting-Edge Animation On A DIY Homestead ...

A recovered addict has revealed that he is building his own DIY off-grid homestead where he will live with his wife and kids - far away from temptation of substances. Andy Robert, 33, had always ...