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Goat birthing and raising kids

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Build a barrel stove

By Nick Weston Issue #133 • January/February, 2012 This stove kept me warm and provided an excellent cooking surface for more than six months while I...

Build A Hybrid Go-Kart For Kids For $150

Gardening the Year ‘Round

By Alice B. Yeager Website Exclusive • September, 2006 Normally, we gardeners tend to make plans to begin planting our gardens during early spring. We select...

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

By John Silveira Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 It was one of those days I love. We were between deadlines and Dave, Bill, Mac, and I...

Biological and chemical weapons through history

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Start your food storage on $10 a week

In the classroom and at home, this system will help you grow self-reliant kids

Stay clear of young wild animals

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Amateur Ham Radio – The Ultimate Tool for Survival Communications

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...

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

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) ...

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

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

Which wars work best? The ones we fight or the ones we avoid?

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

By Darlene Polachic Issue #75 • May/June, 2002 If Henry Soderberg's predictions are right, Dorper sheep could revolutionize the meat sheep industry. A South African breed...

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

By Allen Easterly Issue #101 • September/October, 2006 Raising quail is inexpensive, easy, provides very healthy low-fat white meat, and supplies the fertilizer you need for...

Goat birthing and raising kids

Switch your family to goat’s milk

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

Advice from second-time homesteaders

The art of living in small spaces

Getting out of Dodge — 10 Things I am doing to prepare for the move to the country

Just for Kids: Knock knock vinegar

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #98 • March/April, 2006 Garlic is one of our oldest herbs on record. Anyone can grow garlic without having to hover over it, hoping that it produces....

Green or Yellow: Grow Your Best Bush Beans Ever

By Lisa LaFreniere Issue #62 • March/April, 2000 Bush Beans, or snap beans as they're sometimes referred to, are a growing favorite among many gardeners, and with good reason. Beans are high in vitamins A, C...