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How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

By Anita Evangelista Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 Multimillionaire J. Paul Getty was once asked the secret of becoming rich. He's reported to have said, "I...

Finding the best dog for the country life

By Anita Evangelista Issue #63 • May/June, 2000 When you're looking for a dog to fit into your country life, there are few other topics as...

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

A view of self-reliance from a more timid perspective — A woman’s opinion

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of Nature’s Best Gifts

For safety’s sake, homestead fuel storage must be handled properly

By Setanta O'Ceillaigh  Issue #160 • July/August, 2016 The cycle never ends: As soon as one garden pest is dealt with, another takes its place. Last...

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...

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Animals

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Finding the best dog for the country life

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

Redworm farming

Slaughtering and Butchering

Self-Reliance

This country job really rocks

A view of self-reliance from a more timid perspective — A woman’s opinion

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of Nature’s Best Gifts

For safety’s sake, homestead fuel storage must be handled properly

Farm and Garden

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

Here’s a mighty creative way to protect your plants from animals