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Hatching eggs successfully comes down to precision. Temperature stability. Humidity control. Even airflow. The Brinsea Maxi 48 Incubator is built to handle all of it—so you don’t have to hover.

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This close-up through the polycarbonate shows the absorber screen, the foam sealer molding, screws with EPDM washers, battens and a bottom vent. After walking into my workshop one December morning and ...

Wood gas trucks! From left: ’95 Dodge Ram 2500 V10; ’84 Ford F250 V8; ’93 Dodge Dakota V8; ’92 Dakota V8 (conversion in progress). Back in 2004, Wayne Keith drew a line in the sand at $1.50. That’s ...

Ninety frost-free days here in the mountains of Idaho close to the Canadian border are not enough to raise most vegetable crops. For several years, I watched in frustration as my tomato and corn crops ...

While foraging, hunting, gardening and gathering for his livelihood, Miles Olson’s experiences have given him a unique perspective on "rewiliding," radical self-reliance, and the impact of ...

Using milk on your compost and in your garden will probably come as a surprise to most. Upon closer inspection, however, it starts to make sense. The amino acids, proteins, enzymes and natural sugars ...

Spoiled or regular hay, straw, leaves, pine needles, sawdust, weeds, and garbage are great for mulch — or any vegetable matter that rots. ‘Mulch Queen’ Ruth Stout claimed to have smashed saloons with ...

With the sun's energy,this simple single-basin, passive-solar distiller can produce up to 4 gallons of purified water per day. Learn how to use passive solar water distillation to purify your drinking ...

If you’re interested in having fresh spinach, lettuce, chard, or any other cold-hardy crop on hand late into winter or early in spring, you should build a low tunnel or two (also called a mini hoop ...