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What is the best thing to take at the first sign of a cold? Start with what’s already in your cupboard! Here are five old-fashioned homemade cold remedies you can find in your kitchen.

Have you already found the best vegetable seed companies? MOTHER EARTH NEWS readers have rated their favorite garden seed sources based on value, performance, ethics and fun.

Wondering what to do with a natural spring on your property? Want to know how to make a natural spring flow better? Learn from experts how to use fresh spring water for all your water needs.

Make the most of self-seeding plants for cottage gardens and self-sufficiency. These self-seeding vegetables, herbs and flowers can be coaxed into providing seeds season after season.

I have an organic, no-till garden, but where did my earthworms go? Learn what to feed worms in your garden and how to increase earthworm population in soil.

Contrary to popular belief, forestry and farming are NOT mutually exclusive. Growing food, medicinals, and other non-timber products like mushrooms and ginseng in the woods helps increase self-sufficiency and allows you to maintain a healthy forest. The following is an excerpt from Farming the Woods by Steve Gabriel and Ken Mudge. It has been adapted for the web.

Get ready to learn how to save seeds for next year. Proper garden seed care — sorting, storage and organization — will produce a more successful garden.

I have been gardening in some form or another for pretty much my entire adult life. I have heard the term "permaculture" here and there but honestly it

Learn the basics of lasagna gardening, a non-traditional organic, earth-friendly, easy gardening method using layers of newspaper, cardboard, compost, hay, sand, and rotted barn litter.