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Animals

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

By Linda Slate Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 While searching for a large quantity (five pounds or more) feeder for my backyard flock, I kept running...

Once a day milking

By Patrice Lewis Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 It sounds bucolic, doesn't it? The simple joys of milking your own cow. Fresh milk, fresh cream, homemade...

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Self-Reliance

Make elderberry syrup for flu season

Preparedness for travelers

Bartering for bad times

How to make money from storage building auctions

Farm and Garden

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

By Corcceigh Green Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Isn't it funny how even the things we step on while walking on the lawn have value? I learned this first hand last summer as I discovered some...

Build a Composter

By Charles Sanders Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 As with most of the other facets of homesteading, composting can be as simple or as elaborate as you wish to make it. One of the easiest ways...