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    Publisher’s Note – Issue #179 Jan/Feb/Mar 2020

    Animals

    Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

    By James Kash Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Broodiness is an avian behavior that is frowned upon in the world of agriculture. All industrial agriculturalists cull...

    Beekeeping basics

    <!-- Beekeeping basics By Charles Sanders --> Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Bees have been managed for their honey production for about 5000 years or so. Especially for the...

    Is that a good pig?

    Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

    Get to know your spiders

    Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

    Self-Reliance

    The poor man’s ultra-light dual-fuel backpacking stove

    Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel better

    Getting logs

    Used bookstores can be sucessful in the hinterlands

    Farm and Garden

    Growing and Using Peppers

    By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #164 • March/April, 2017 I’ve been growing peppers for more than 50 years now and can’t imagine a garden without them. There are so many different varieties that no matter where you...
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    Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

    By Joe Mooney Issue #147 • May/June, 2014 I've always found the use of seasonal rains by native peoples very fascinating. From the diversion of floodwaters in earthen berms to irrigation via "aquaduct," it seemed incredible...
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