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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...

Raising cattle on your own place

By Charles Sanders Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Winter won't last forever. It won't be long before spring will arrive and pastures will start to green...

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Get out of debt, stay out of debt

With commonsense planning, you can survive hard times

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...

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 When you mention "garden," everybody immediately thinks of sweet corn, green beans, and tomatoes, with a few peppers and cucumbers thrown in. But a whole lot of folks,...

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Build a compost tumbler

Gabion walls for form and function

Build a cistern out of corrugated road culvert

Three Raised Bed Designs

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

Animals

Where our farm animals come from

Raising cattle on your own place

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Slaughtering and Butchering

Raising rabbits for profit

Self-Reliance

Get out of debt, stay out of debt

Disaster preparation!

The many benefits of garlic

With commonsense planning, you can survive hard times

Farm and Garden

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

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden