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Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

By Allen Easterly Issue #101 • September/October, 2006 Raising quail is inexpensive, easy, provides very healthy low-fat white meat, and supplies the fertilizer you need for...

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...

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Goat birthing and raising kids

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

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

Boost your income by adding a processing step to what you sell

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #98 • March/April, 2006 Garlic is one of our oldest herbs on record. Anyone can grow garlic without having to hover over it, hoping that it produces....

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #51 • May/June, 1998 Every person who is striving for self-reliance should, and most do, plant a garden from which to raise a good portion of their own food. But how many...

Jessie Denning

The adventures of a first-time homesteader

A young couple moves to the country

Animals

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Where our farm animals come from

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Goat birthing and raising kids

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Build a poultry killing cone

Self-Reliance

Homestead water

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

Boost your income by adding a processing step to what you sell

New yarn from old sweaters

Farm and Garden

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden