Self reliance and simple living have always been a big part of what MOTHER EARTH NEWS is about. These days, we’re finding those ideas more useful than ever as more and more people strive to live ...

Tucked away in the mountains of Washington state, on a 5-acre lot, ducks and geese mill about. Goats are milked twice a day. A rooster crows. These animals belong to Elizabeth Kirk, her husband and ...

You don't have to grow up on a farm to become a chicken-raising, denim-donning, goat-hugging homesteader. Mix one go-getter family, acreage with good soil, and a farmhouse outfitted with a small wind ...