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How to Build an A-Frame House - Mother Earth News
网页2022年7月8日 · An A-frame can be built to almost any size simply by varying the number of triangles and their dimensions, but a cabin with a sleeping loft must have rafters at least 20 feet long to allow ...
75 Medicinal Plants and Their Uses – Mother Earth News
网页2023年10月3日 · When we catch colds, we prefer echinacea and andrographis (immune-boosting herbs proven to speed recovery), ginseng (ditto), licorice root (for sore throat), tea or coffee (caffeine helps relieve ...
Piñon Nuts: The Manna of the Mountains – Mother Earth News
网页1977年7月1日 · These piñon trees thrive in mountain deserts and on mesas at elevations of 3,500 to 9,000 feet as far north as Idaho and south Nevada foothills on the west and ranging as far east as the eastern ...
Building a Beautiful Inexpensive Stone House - Mother Earth News
网页2023年2月14日 · Good building stone can be found most anywhere, usually free for the gathering. We built our 1,100-square-foot home with 18 pickup loads of free boulders, most of which were gathered from a single ...
How to Build a Natural Swimming Pool | Mother Earth News
网页2022年6月8日 · The cheapest and most ecologically sound way to build a swimming pool is simply to hollow a hole in the ground. You can make your pool as shallow or as deep as you want, but the key is to make ...
Green Potato Myths and 10 Steps to Safe Potato Eating
网页2015年9月4日 · Root cellar storing potatoes. 10 Steps to Safe and Healthy Potato Eating. 1. When you grow potatoes, try to cover them fully with soil or mulch, so that they are not exposed to light.
How Do I Pasteurize Milk at Home? – Mother Earth News
网页2022年1月4日 · Hold the temperature at 145 F for exactly 30 minutes. You may need to increase and decrease the heat to keep the temperature constant. Remove the pot of milk from the heat and place it in a sink ...
How to Make a DIY Water Filtration System Using Sand or Gravel
网页2022年1月7日 · For our purposes of DIYing a water filter system, you'll want to use more natural materials like sand and gravel or small rocks. Water is something most people take for granted because it’s so ...
How To Build A Pole Barn Step By Step | Mother Earth News
网页2023年2月4日 · The steps to pole-building success are simple: Create a level base pad (if you want more than just the earth underfoot), set poles vertically into holes in the ground, connect them across the top ...