The Nearings built homes and garden walls of stone in both Vermont and Maine using slipform masonry. To learn more about this sustainable building technique, see "The Art of Slipform Masonry" video on ...

Tessa and Ian Chittle stand for a portrait with their daughter, Azalee, at the Chittle Homestead in Gig Harbor. Joshua Bessex jbessex@gateline.com Sometimes, in order to shake away complacency and ...

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 ...