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Finding the best dog for the country life

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

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...

Build an attached solar greenhouse

Grow Your Own Dishrags

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Some of us are thrifty beyond measure, even growing our own dishrags. None...

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

Grandpa’s justice

By Tom Kovach Issue #65 • September/October, 2000 Having the best vegetable garden in the village might put food on the table and make some money...

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

Green tomato kosher dill pickles

The art of living in small spaces

Cash in on your household junk

Are hydrogen-fueled cars pie-in-the-sky?

Phantom solar — The crucial invisible system needed before you install solar

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Standby battery charging techniques can ensure engine startups

Of guns and snakes

By Massad Ayoob Issue #151 • January/February, 2015 Mas safely kills a rattlesnake in a populated area. (Note angle of gun and trajectory.) Pistol is a...

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Science and truth. Are they related?

By John Silveira Issue #46 • July/August, 1997 It was an argument about science. Dave and I were on one side, Dave's friends Tom and Bill,...

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

ID cards are an idea whose time should never come

The current ‘Gun control’ push — A cop’s eye view

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...

A contrary guide to feeding animals

By Beth Greenwood Issue #135 • May/June, 2012 The Purinas, Cargills, and Con-Agras of the world would have you believe that they and they alone have...

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

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

SARS — Is this a glimpse of the future?

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

By John Fuchs Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 Leaves are an excellent way to add organic matter to the garden. However, using rawor unprocessedleaves has some drawbacks. Raw leaves are more acidic than composted leaves, and...

Currants and Gooseberries

By Sylvia Gist Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 Currants and gooseberries all belong to the genus Ribes (pronounced "rye-bees"). There are varieties of currants and gooseberries native to Europe and North America, along with some developed...