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Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

By Jackie Clay Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 When I was a child, I used to read and re-read the chick section in our Sears and...

Brooder in a box

By Sylvia Gist Issue #80 • March/April, 2003 It's spring and the farm store has a tempting variety of baby chicks begging for you to take...

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Where our farm animals come from

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

By Nancy Wolcott Issue #61 • January/February, 2000 You are sitting there in your recliner chair in your small city apartment desperately longing for the day when you can escape to the country and become a...

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

By Darlene Polachic Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 Why spend money buying plant starter packs when you can make all you need from old newspapers? The added benefit of these newspaper pots is that they can...

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Baby bok choy with tofu

Baby bok choy with tofu

Animals

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Brooder in a box

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Where our farm animals come from

Bovine basics for beginners

Self-Reliance

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Garden injuries Part 2

Avoiding heat illness

Farm and Garden

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots