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75 Medicinal Plants and Their Uses – Mother Earth News
Oct 3, 2023 — 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 ...
How to Make Biodiesel - DIY Biodiesel Production - Mother Earth …
Apr 28, 2022 — A gallon of oil will yield about a gallon of biodiesel. Step two: Build your plant, sized to your feedstock supply. A small homebrewing operation can fit in the corner of a garage, within the ...
How to Make Paper From Plants – Mother Earth News
Oct 3, 2023 — To make paper, you’ll harvest your material, dry it, cut it into pieces for cooking, simmer it to break down the fibers, and then process it in a blender or by hand-beating until it disperses ...
Make a Biogas Generator to Produce Your Own Natural Gas
Jan 3, 2022 — To produce biogas at home, first mix water with your organic material, or “feedstock.”. The range of total solids in the mix for optimal biogas generation is 2 to 10 percent, meaning that 90 ...
How To Build A Pole Barn Step By Step | Mother Earth News
Feb 4, 2023 — When it comes to securing beams on top of poles, you’ve got two options. The pole barn building plan shows both. The first is to notch each pole 8- to 12- inches from the top, then set the beams ...
How to Build an A-Frame House - Mother Earth News
Jul 8, 2022 — Clamp the ends of two joists around the base of a rafter, aligning the ends and edges of the boards, and drill a 5/8-inch hole through the three layers. Fasten the boards together with a 5/8-by 6 ...
Backyard Wood Powered Generator – Mother Earth News
Jan 5, 2022 — In “ Wood Gas Truck: Road Power From Wood Gasification,” we detailed how to make a wood gasifier small enough to power a car or pickup for about $125 in parts and materials. In that report, we ...
Basic Techniques for Shaping Stone by Hand - Mother Earth News
Mar 3, 2023 — A 1-1/2-inch-wide chisel seems to be a good balance of control and power for many stone types. The sharpness of the angle greatly affects how the chisel works. A tracing chisel with a 90-degree ...
Living in Quonset Hut Homes - Mother Earth News
Oct 23, 2022 — On the flip side are the disadvantages. Probably the biggest drawback of living in a Quonset hut home is rain. If you’ve ever been in a building with a tin roof while it’s raining, or if you ...