Mother Earth News
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| Frequency | Bimonthly |
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| Total circulation (2011) |
500,520 |
| Founder | John Shuttleworth and Jane Shuttleworth |
| Year founded | 1970 |
| Company | Ogden Publications |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Topeka, Kansas |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0027-1535 |
Mother Earth News is a bi-monthly American magazine that has a circulation of 500,520. It is based in Topeka, Kansas.
Since its founding, Mother Earth News has promoted renewable energy, recycling, family farms, saner agricultural practices, better eating habits, medical self-care, more meaningful education and affordable housing. The magazine approaches environmental problems from a down-to-earth, practical, simple living, how-to standpoint.
John Shuttleworth and Jane Shuttleworth started the magazine on a "shoestring" budget of $1500, published from home in 1970. The first issue was published in January of that year.
John Shuttleworth died on March 29, 2009, at his home in Evergreen, Colorado, at the age of 71.
The magazine was originally published in Madison, Ohio, and moved to Hendersonville, North Carolina later. The headquarters is in Topeka, Kansas. It had a scrappy, no-frills style and appearance throughout the 1970s. Mother Earth News embraced the revived interest in the back-to-the-land movement at the beginning of the 1970s, and combined this with an interest in the ecology movement and self-sufficiency. Unlike many other magazines with ecological coverage, Mother Earth News concentrated on do-it-yourself and how-to articles, aimed at the growing number of people moving to the country. As a result, the magazine thrived throughout the 1970s. There were articles on home building, farming, gardening, and entrepreneurism, all with a DIY approach. The subject matter of the articles ranged widely into such subjects as geodesic domes, hunting, food storage, and even a regular column on amateur radio. Alternative energy was a frequent topic covered in the magazine, with articles on how to switch to solar power and wind power, and how to make a still and run your car on ethanol. A series of "Plowboy Interviews" was also a regular feature, which included interviews of environmental leaders and others. With its left of center perspective, The Mother Earth News attracted a wide readership, not only of back to the landers but also others ranging from hippies, to survivalists, to suburban dwellers who dreamed of someday moving to the country, to long-time rural dwellers who found the DIY articles useful.
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