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Animals

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Building

Build a compost tumbler

By Joe Mooney Issue #151 • January/February, 2015 A few years back, I caught myself becoming a bit frustrated with my compost pile. It seemed that...

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader

Building a Ferro-Cement Shed

Never underestimate a woman

Build a chicken tractor

Farm and Garden

Build Your Own Hoop House

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #171 • May/June, 2018 I’ve had my own garden for more than half a century, and I have learned a few things...

Grow some winter squash this year

Build a Keyhole Garden

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

Here’s a Mighty Creative Way to Protect Your Plants from Animals

Americana and History

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

By Martin Waterman Issue #37 • January/February, 1996 I can remember taking a trip as a child and seeing my first Burma Shave signs. Technically speaking,...

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Catfish Biscuits

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

Constitution of the united States of America

Food and recipes

Colorado Cowboy Cookies

Stewed tomatoes

Root vegetable casserole

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

Self-reliance

A guide to buying silver and gold

Homestead burnout — What it is and how to avoid it

Drive your own freshwater well

Winter in the High Desert — Understanding the music

Energy

Solar power trailer Part 1

Grid-down battery devices

Powering medical equipment during a utility blackout

Millenium Vehicles

Guns and Hunting

Big boomer guns

By Massad Ayoob Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 For you long time readers, I know what you're thinkin'"Hey, isn't this the guy who within the last...

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

Consider the 20-gauge shotgun

The Appleseed Project

Just because

Science

The world is ending! … Again?

By John Silveira Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 People love to talk about scary stuff. Especially when it's end-of-the-world scary, such as the big asteroid recently...