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Switch your family to goat’s milk

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Build a log crib

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #69 • May/June, 2001 Baby Zane is probably the only newborn in Hollywood sleeping in a log crib made by his grandmother...

Build a Vertical Storage Rack for Cans

Build a cold smoker so you can make delicious squaw candy

Eye-catching signs with mirrors

A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

By Jackie Clay Issue #69 • May/June, 2001 There are many things parents can give their children, other than plastic toys or a few bucks to...

Garden Spaces for Small Places

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

Constitution of the united States of America

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common...

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Start your food storage on $10 a week

The adventures of a first-time homesteader

Learning to love the high desert

Buy your country place from the government

A solar primer — How it works, how it’s made, what it costs

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

How big a gun do you need?

By Massad Ayoob Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 We Americans like to do things in a big way. Big houses. Big cars. Big boats. And, yes,...

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

The gee-whiz! page — Cats: Why they rule our world

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 House cats A recent Gallup poll showed that cat ownership is pretty much evenly distributed between men and...

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

Finally, a disaster that is guaranteed!

The Informed Juror — How an informed jury helps safeguard liberty

Good-bye old friend

By Lucy Shober Issue #27 • May/June, 1994 Big Poney died today. He was 34 years old and had been going down pretty rapidly over this...

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

By Linda Slate Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 While searching for a large quantity (five pounds or more) feeder for my backyard flock, I kept running...

Switch your family to goat’s milk

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Step onto the ice and catch tonight’s dinner

Seventeen great tips for caring for windows, mirrors, and other household glass

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Water: a safe supply when you’re off the grid

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #153 • May/June, 2015 Carrots are an old-time homesteader favorite. They can be frozen, canned, dehydrated, or simply stored in a cool location. They are nutritious, too, being a great source of beta...

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

By Robert Van Putten Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 Apples are an important food resource for us. Every year we store hundreds of pounds in our root cellar where they will keep for up to six...