Many people thinking of spinning, weaving, knitting, soap-making and other home-based crafts as fancy hobbies rather than attributes of simple, self-reliant living, but it all depends on the context.

Painting with beets can be a fun eco-friendly craft for artists of all ages. Using natural dyes from plants has been something artists have been cultivating for hundreds of years. Only within the last ...

They call it “nature’s candy” for a reason. That’s because dried fruits have been a beloved snack for centuries, offering a burst of concentrated flavor and a satisfying chew. But in today’s world of ...

Whether pretty posies or practical aromatics, book publishers are offering a stack of craft books on creating items for home, body, or gift giving from the garden’s bounty. From the glossy front cover ...

Bobby Chang launched his line of semisweet craft sodas under the Seasons Soda brand from his Garfield Park home in 2012, selling only to farmers markets. Today, fine-dining Blackbird in the West Loop ...

Why not spend a morning collecting a bunch of pretty leaves in the park and use them to make a lantern with just a marmalade jar and the leaves. In this tutorial, Makoccino – a video blogger – shows ...

You can’t miss the signs on the westbound lane of U.S. Route 50 just 19 miles east of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and 10 miles westbound from Easton. They announce the location of the A. H. Herb ‘N ...