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Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

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

Small engine maintenance for women

By Michelle Richards Issue #24 • November/December, 1993 How many small engines do you have on your homestead? I counted mine the other day and came...

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

By John Silveira Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 My engineer father was not fond of wasting time or energy. He was always searching for a better,...

Green or Yellow: Grow Your Best Bush Beans Ever

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

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

By Marlene Parkin Issue #22 • July/August, 1993 Many of the quilts of yesterday took a lifetime to make. Perhaps the mystical part of quiltsthe aspect...

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

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

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

Be a Viking: Brew wild-crafted mead

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

Moving on: A small town can be a haven during a depression

SARS — Is this a glimpse of the future?

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Just because

By Massad Ayoob Issue #144 • November/December, 2013 I generally recommend that people buy guns the way they'd buy power tools, or automobiles, or homes. Assess...

Choose your ammo… police style

Firearms and cold weather considerations

Cold weather shooting considerations

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

By John Silveira Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 If you haven't already heard, on September 10, 2008, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located on the border...

A brief history of health and medicine

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Lessons for My Children, Chapter 2: Statistics, history, and the rise of the Underground Economy

The chances of global disaster

ID cards are an idea whose time should never come

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

By Kristina Seleshanko Issue #177 • July/August/September, 2019 Something we heard a lot when we first started raising chickens in the suburbs was, “For the cost...

Get to know your spiders

By Jerry Hourigan Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 Every landowner and homeowner creates the perfect environment for spiders. Not intentionally, of course, but spiders seem to...

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

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

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

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Teach speed reading to your children even if you can’t speed read yourself

Start your food storage on $10 a week

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

By Jackie Clay Issue #67 • January/February, 2001 Start your garden this year while the snow is still on the ground. I start all of my own plants from seeds. One of my favorite winter pastimes...

Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening

By Jackie Clay Issue #56 In the past I've grown hybrid vegetables, mostly the varieties that have been developed to produce early yields. Because of this, I was able to grow things like sweet corn in...