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Goat birthing and raising kids

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Build a stone wall

By Charles Sanders Issue #70 • July/August, 2001 The natural beauty of a stone wall has been romanticized in poem and picture for hundreds of years....

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

Nut Trees on Your Homestead

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #149 • September/October, 2014 While growing up in Detroit, we had no nut trees in our yard (though we did have seedlings...

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

By Martin Waterman Issue #37 • January/February, 1996 I can remember taking a trip as a child and seeing my first Burma Shave signs. Technically speaking,...

Constitution of the united States of America

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

The enchanting Chanterelle — Gourmet goodies free from the forest

You can become a hardcore forager

Your survival depends on water

Buying the right emergency radio

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

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

By John Moody Issue #174 • November/December, 2018 In my youth, I remember my dad dragging my brother and me out of bed in the middle...

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Theories of the universe

By Dave Duffy Issue #66 • November/December, 2000 In a relatively short span of time, mankind has travelled from profound ignorance of our planet and the...

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

A brief history of health and medicine

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

The Informed Juror — How an informed jury helps safeguard liberty

Getting rich through generosity

Once a day milking

By Patrice Lewis Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 It sounds bucolic, doesn't it? The simple joys of milking your own cow. Fresh milk, fresh cream, homemade...

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

By James Kash Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Broodiness is an avian behavior that is frowned upon in the world of agriculture. All industrial agriculturalists cull...

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Start your food storage on $10 a week

A canoe livery — An honest, clean business

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

By Wren Everett The beans came to me as an accident. In the early spring of 2023, I was scouring The Exchange (exchange.seedsavers.org/home) — an online seed-savers trading post of sorts — looking for squash seeds....

Growing Potatoes in Straw

By Habeeb Salloum Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 Virtually unknown to people in other parts of the world, the inhabitants in the Northern European countries have for hundreds of years grown potatoes above ground in straw...