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Where our farm animals come from

Issue #105 • May/June, 2007 We don't know how far back the domestication of animals goes. But we...

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

By Annie Duffy Issue #52 • July/August, 1998 "If you're going to make something that you want to last, why not start with good quality material,"...

Goat birthing and raising kids

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Getting out of Dodge — 10 Things I am doing to prepare for the move to the country

Stashing Junk Silver for Bad Times

By Sylvia Gist Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Carrots go in sand in the green pail and potatoes can be sorted by type into plastic mesh bags. We had talked of putting in a regular root cellar,...

Here’s a Mighty Creative Way to Protect Your Plants from Animals

By Joy Lamb Issue #39 • May/June, 1996 A huge brown beast stared at me as I drove through our apple orchard toward the house. I parked, walked quickly into the house, and said to my...

Autobiography

Massad Ayoob – Lethal Force Instructor & Gun Writer

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Animals

Where our farm animals come from

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Good-bye old friend

Goat birthing and raising kids

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Once a day milking

Self-Reliance

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Simplifying simplicity

Getting out of Dodge — 10 Things I am doing to prepare for the move to the country

Stashing Junk Silver for Bad Times

Farm and Garden

The Potato Hole

Here’s a Mighty Creative Way to Protect Your Plants from Animals