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Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

A contrary guide to feeding animals

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

Ambidextrous chainsaw filing

By Thomas Brewer Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 I am not ambidextrous. My wife, Judith, uses chopsticks with either hand or even both hands at once....

For large quantity food dehydration try this homemade gem from the...

The Potato Hole

By Sylvia Gist Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Carrots go in sand in the green pail and potatoes can be sorted by type into plastic mesh...

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

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

By John Silveira Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do you...

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

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Ruth’s old-fashioned zucchini pickles

Just for Kids: Some farinaceous folly

Add solar power to your truck camper

Design calculations for no-head, low-head waterwheels

Choose your ammo… police style

By Massad Ayoob Issue #93 • May/June, 2005 One of our greatest modern gun experts, Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC, Ret., once made the observation that...

How to shoot a handgun accurately

The ‘risks’ with Swine Flu

By John Silveira Issue #118 • July/August, 2009 Do we have anything to worry about the reemergence of Swine Flu Novel Influenza A (H1N1) ...

A brief history of health and medicine

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

Can America be Saved from Stupid People?

Three honest words: “I don’t know”

Terrorist attack! Was this predictable?

My View: Grand Theory vs. Stark Reality

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

By Charles Sanders Issue #142 • July/August, 2013 A 450-pound hog will provide a lot of delicious meat. Hogs are raised throughout our neighboring Amish community for...

Bottle-raise a calf

By Jackie Clay Issue #120 • November/December, 2009 If you think milk and beef are expensive in the grocery store, then you should think about raising...

Keeping homestead animals healthy

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

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

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Drawing the line on timber trespass

Tips and handy hints for 4X4 living

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...

Garden Spaces for Small Places

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden. Minnie Aumonier Yes, and if your budget is lean and you want something green, there's...