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Animals

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Building

Build a Trail

By Claire Wolfe Standing near the top of the trail, looking down. The bright sunny spot in the middle distance will...

Building a $3,000 Barn

Install rafters alone the easy way

The Forever Floor

Build a lean-to greenhouse

Farm and Garden

The Homestead Greenhouse

By Charles Sanders Issue #67 • January/February, 2001 For those of us living close to the land, the production of a dependable and healthful food supply...

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

Three Raised Bed Designs

Plant Your Irish Potatoes This Fall or Winter

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Americana and History

Fly it proudly and properly

By Roger Meyer Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Since September 11, 2001, more Americans are displaying the national flag. Our flag gives us a sense of...

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

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Constitution of the united States of America

The barnyard scramble

Food and recipes

American food — It’s as varied as the melting pot

Deconstructing a bowl of red

German green beans

Anne’s Sausage and Cabbage

Self-reliance

Survival/utility vest

With commonsense planning, you can survive hard times

Teaching the joy of reading

Preparing for a Temporary Catastrophe

Energy

Grid-down battery devices

Solar Power 101: Inverters

Solar Power 101 — Solar arrays

Build your own battery charging station

Guns and Hunting

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • January, 2004 Our three part series on firearms handling ends with this installment. In Part I, we covered handguns and...