Mother Earth News at Madeline's
Mother Earth News is the long-running magazine of modern homesteading and sustainable living. John and Jane Shuttleworth published the first issue in January 1970, and from the start it carried a strong do-it-yourself bent, with practical articles on organic gardening, raising livestock, home building, food storage, and renewable energy. Today it is published by Ogden Publications in Topeka, Kansas.
Beyond the regular magazine, Mother Earth News compiles its best advice into themed special issues and collector editions. The Modern Homesteading and Organic Gardening collector series run to many editions, each gathering dozens of articles on self-reliant living, season-by-season growing, DIY projects, and preserving the harvest, and the Self-Sufficiency Set bundles several volumes into one collection. Herb-focused guides cover cooking with herbs, growing herbs indoors, medicinal Super Herbs, natural beauty, and women's health.
The lineup also draws on Ogden's sister titles. Grit guides cover backyard chickens, raising farm animals, backyard bees and honey, home baking, and frugal country living, and a Community Chickens set rounds out the flock-keeping shelf. A survival foraging field guide and several multi-issue bundles give homesteaders and aspiring self-reliant readers a deep, affordable library.
Mother Earth News products at Madeline's
Every item below is live and in stock at Madeline's. Click any product to see full details and ordering.
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Self-Sufficiency Set ($44.97). A three-volume collection with more than 500 pages of self-sufficient living guidance, bringing together the best of the Modern Homesteading and Collector Series.
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Collector Series Modern Homesteading, 3rd Edition ($14.99). A special issue for anyone who wants to live more self-reliantly, with expert advice cover to cover for gardeners, cooks, and aspiring homesteaders.
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Collector Series Organic Gardening, 7th Edition ($14.99). A 128-page special issue of gardening strategies, from preparing soil to DIY tool plans and preserving your harvest.
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Beginner's Guide to Self-Sufficiency ($12.99). A special issue that helps new homesteaders plan, set up, and run a self-sufficient property, covering both the why and the how.
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Premium Self-Sufficient Living, 2nd Edition ($9.99). A premium issue gathering the best tips for relying more on yourself and your land, to save money and live more healthily.
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Premium Issue: Super Herbs, 2nd Edition ($9.99). A premium guide to using medicinal and culinary herbs in meals, remedies, and recipes, from turmeric and ginger to Gotu kola and sage.
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Guide to Natural Beauty ($12.99). A guide to herbal, all-natural alternatives for a personal care routine, filled with tips, techniques, and recipes for homemade beauty products.
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Guide to Women's Health ($6.99). A 100-page guide covering more than 119 herbs for growing, cooking, and healing, with advice for women of every age.
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Cooking with Herbs, 1st Edition ($12.99). A beginner's guide to using culinary herbs to boost flavor, from basil pesto to tarragon sauces and homemade herb-infused staples.
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Guide to Growing Rosemary and Other Herbs Indoors ($6.99). A guide from the Herb Companion Series to growing herbs all year round, with step-by-step tips for an indoor garden.
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Herb Companion Series: Mediterranean Eating ($6.99). A special issue of recipes and guides for following a Mediterranean diet, with more than 15 recipes for everyday meals.
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Grit Guide to Backyard Chickens, 10th Edition ($6.99). A 96-page special issue answering the most common questions about keeping a healthy backyard flock, for newcomers and veterans alike.
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Grit Premium Guide to Chickens, 2nd Edition ($9.99). A 112-page premium issue collecting Grit's best articles on raising a healthy backyard flock, updated and revised.
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Grit Guide to Raising Farm Animals, 2nd Edition ($6.99). One hundred pages of expert livestock advice compiled from Grit's articles, with more than 47 keys to finding and raising farm animals.
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Grit Guide to Backyard Bees and Honey, 8th Edition ($6.99). A special-issue beekeeping guide that walks you from setting up a hive to harvesting and using your own honey.
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Grit Guide to Home Baking, 2nd Edition ($6.99). A special issue exploring bread types, baking methods, and recipes, from whole-grain and gluten-free breads to choosing a grain mill.
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Grit Premium Guide to Frugal Country Living, 3rd Edition ($9.99). A 112-page premium issue packed with tips for living a more sustainable, lower-cost country life out where the pavement ends.
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Eating On The Run: Survival Foraging ($17.99). A field-ready guide to identifying and using edible wild plants when you are stranded away from home, covering little-appreciated wild foods.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I buy Mother Earth News?
You can buy Mother Earth News special issues, collector editions, and guides online at Madeline's (madelines.co), along with sister-title Grit guides and bundle sets. The products listed above are live and in stock.
What is Mother Earth News known for?
Mother Earth News is a magazine of modern homesteading and sustainable living, first published in January 1970. It is known for practical, do-it-yourself guidance on organic gardening, raising livestock, food storage, renewable energy, and self-reliant living.
What are the Collector Series and special issues?
The Collector Series and special issues are themed print editions that gather the magazine's best articles on a single topic, such as Modern Homesteading, Organic Gardening, or herbs. Many run to multiple editions, and several are bundled into multi-volume sets.
Does Mother Earth News cover chickens and beekeeping?
Yes. Through its sister title Grit, the lineup includes guides to backyard chickens, raising farm animals, and backyard bees and honey, along with a Community Chickens set, covering setup, care, and harvesting.