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

    Animals

    Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

    By Karen McGeorge Sanders Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 It seems that farmers always need an extra pair of hands, but finding the money to pay...

    Home Dairying

    By Marcella Shaffer Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 There is a big difference between home dairying to produce food for your family and dairying to sell...

    Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

    Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

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

    Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

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    35 country jobs — How folks make a living near my hometown

    Small camp security

    Water development for the homestead: Ponds, cisterns, and tanks

    Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

    Farm and Garden

    Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

    By Robert Van Putten Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 Apples are an important food resource for us. Every year we store hundreds of pounds in our root cellar where they will keep for up to six...
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    Sweet Potato Greens

    By Tim Scullen Issue #168 • November/December, 2017 By now, you’ve no doubt figured out how good chard, spinach, and kale are for you. But did you know that sweet potato leaves are loaded with vitamins...
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