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Animals

The homestead cat

Home Dairying

Where our farm animals come from

Raising Rabbits

Building

Build your own portable forge

By Corcceigh Green Issue #51 • May/June, 1998 Looking for a handy summer project while building skills, supplies, and knowledge to put away for a rainy...

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader, part 2

Building and stocking your pantry

Make adobe bricks

New invention— The Fencerunner

Farm and Garden

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

By Maggie Larsen Issue #86 • March/April, 2004 During a binge of spring cleaning, I ventured outside and began to renovate the exterior of my home,...

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

Nut Trees on Your Homestead

Put Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Americana and History

Biological and chemical weapons through history

By John Silveira Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 The weather here on the coast of Oregon is nice almost all year-round, and there almost always seems...

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

Catfish Biscuits

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Food and recipes

The chicken and the egg

Homemade baking extracts

The enchanting Chanterelle — Gourmet goodies free from the forest

Bob’s basic breads for beginners, bachelors, barbarians, and backwoodsmen

Self-reliance

Make coiled rugs from scrap material

SARS — Is this a glimpse of the future?

Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel better

The Trigger Line

Energy

Power Up

Energy class: Part 3

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

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

Guns and Hunting

Tailoring guns to females

By Massad Ayoob Issue #131 • September/October, 2011 So, I'm sitting here in a hotel writing this, less than three hours after getting off the witness...