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Good-bye old friend

By Lucy Shober Issue #27 • May/June, 1994 Big Poney died today. He was 34 years old and had been going down pretty rapidly over this...

Is that a good pig?

By Kim Dieter Issue #129 • May/June, 2011 Lean ham, roasts, chops, savory sausage, and thick slices of bacon are the reason pigs are raised at...

Where our farm animals come from

Finding the best dog for the country life

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Couponing, refunding, and stockpiling will make your money stretch

Advice from second-time homesteaders

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn Income

By Rebekah L. Cowell Photos by Amanda Egdorf-Sand Issue #124 • July/August, 2010 Vermicomposting takes composting to another level using Eisenia foetida (commonly known as red wiggler, brandling, or manure worms) to break down organic matter such...

Growing Potatoes in Straw

By Habeeb Salloum Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 Virtually unknown to people in other parts of the world, the inhabitants in the Northern European countries have for hundreds of years grown potatoes above ground in straw...

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Build a compost tumbler

Build a cistern out of corrugated road culvert

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

Gabion walls for form and function

Gabion walls for form and function

Animals

Good-bye old friend

Is that a good pig?

Raising rabbits for profit

Where our farm animals come from

Finding the best dog for the country life

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Self-Reliance

Homestead water

Couponing, refunding, and stockpiling will make your money stretch

Brood X

Advice from second-time homesteaders

Farm and Garden

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn Income

Growing Potatoes in Straw