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Animals

Good-bye old friend

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Building

Our Unconventional House

By Judy Zent Website Exclusive • December, 2002 Fig. 1 - Tire walls with roof framing. Need a prolonged workout? Want to do some major recycling? Want...

Build a deluxe barrel stove

Woodbarrow

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Build a stone wall

Farm and Garden

Mid-season planting

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson As the saying goes “Life happens…” Maybe events have kept you from getting your garden planted early in the spring. When we...

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

Growing Strawberries

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Testing Soil

Americana and History

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

By John Silveira Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Gun control people don't seem to get just how deeply etched into the American psyche gun ownership goes...

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

The greatest American who was never President

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Food and recipes

Layered Casserole & Pea Salad

Fail-proof white bread

Pot Roast With Spaghetti

Bologna sandwiches and roasted rabbit

Self-reliance

Homestead Helpers

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of Nature’s Best Gifts

Raising kids simply

The cholesterol in your stovepipe can be fatal

Energy

Solar-powered refrigerators

Solar-powered chicken coop

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

Millenium Vehicles

Guns and Hunting

The time for modern; the time for traditional

By Massad Ayoob Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Traditional "old skool" guns, or the most modern and efficient ballistic hardware that money can buy? I asked...