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Building

We built John Silveira’s chicken coop/garden

By Suzy Lowry Geno Website Exclusive • April, 2007 I have what seems like mountains of great "fertilizer" from my barn full of English Angora rabbits....

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

Simplify life in your backwoods home by using these easy mountain...

A recycled dresser makes a useful bathroom vanity

How safe is your electric fence?

Farm and Garden

Fermenting Chicken Feed

By Melissa Souza Issue #174 • November/December, 2018 On our homestead, we eat yogurt, kombucha (fermented tea), sauerkraut, and kimchi to add probiotics to our diet....

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

Americana and History

The barnyard scramble

By Michelle Hampton Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 Each year during our local county fair, one of the best-attended events happens when farm animals, donated by...

Remembering what grandma used

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

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

Food and recipes

Self-reliance

Energy

Guns and Hunting

Canning game meat

By Linda Gabris Issue #166 • July/August, 2017 Attempting to can meat (or any other low acid food, for that matter) without the use of a...

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Consider the 20-gauge shotgun

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

Science

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 coming ice age

How big is the solar system?

Gee-Whiz: Coffee

Gee-Whiz: Insects

Politics and Commentary

Animals

Goat birthing and raising kids

By Jackie Clay Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 Dairy goats form one of the cornerstones of our homestead. Not only do they provide milk, cheese, ice...

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

By Richard Blunt Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 The domestic chicken, or Gallus domesticus as the Romans called it, has lived with humans for centuries. It...

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

The homestead cat

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Self-Reliance

Farm and Garden

Grow some winter squash this year

By Lisa Nourse I love summertime — I love the green of the trees, the warm weather, and growing my own food. I especially love growing vegetables that will store well and provide that great...
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Meat For the Homestead

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Meat is often the most expensive portion of our grocery bill, and it is getting more and more expensive every day. I've seen steaks "on sale" for more...
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