anecdoter's Full Review: Mother Earth News Magazine
This magazine is for those people who wish to be less dependent on the less reliable than desired infrastructure of modern living. Chock full of information on how to use alternative fuel sources (such as bamboo), and how to live off a modest plot of land, this magazine has a lot of information in it for anyone who gardens, owns a cabin, or is interested in living on how our ancestors did a hundred years ago.
Each issue has a variety of different subjects in it. I have read many informative articles about the effective use of cover crops, how to build a low volume water purification system, and how to buy a plot of land in Mexico. Each issue is filled with little nuggets that can turn in the most bumbling city slicker into an experienced farm hand.
Sometimes, Mother Earth News holds contests, and by reading the biographies for the winners, you can tell a lot about the magazine's readership. The winner of a green building contest was a couple from Alaska who used the wood from a demolished fish processing plant to build their house - which is located on an island far into the arctic north. Mother Earth News is definitely about recycling and reusing, which is probably a wise idea considering the dwindling number of resources our planet has.
This is not a Martha Stewart magazine, and you will not find reviews of designer gardening gloves, or articles on chemical fertilizers and pesticides. With a subscription to this magazine, and a large enough chunk of land, you could live with out having to go to the store very often. From hints to raising goats to growing tomatoes and making your own clothes, this magazine explains it all.
The abundance of information is generally a good thing, but sometimes can be too much. You would probably not want to keep Mother Earth News around as a conversation starter (something it does not pretend to be) as, chances are, your guests would not have much to comment about. There is little in the way of humor in these pages, but this magazine is for learning anyway.
All in all, Mother Earth News is a very informative read. Even if you grew up on a farm, chances are you will still learn much from this magazine. However, for those looking for some humor or excitement, look elsewhere.
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