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Animals

Redworm farming

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Bovine basics for beginners

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Building

Build a chicken tractor

By Connie Rabun Issue #127 • January/February, 2011 In the beginning we had chickens...and no coop! Any homesteader knows that the number one rule is to...

Build Your Own Car Wash

Building a $3,000 Barn

How to build a good fence for your homestead

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader, part 2

Farm and Garden

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 When you mention "garden," everybody immediately thinks of sweet corn, green beans, and tomatoes, with a few peppers...

Blueberry Cash Crop

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

Naughty Peppers

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant...

Americana and History

The summer of ’35

By John Graesch Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 Sixty five years ago I was living in that part of Seattle, Washington, known as South Park. Few...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Fried chicken for breakfast

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

Food and recipes

Venison Stew

In search of the perfect cup of coffee

Venison — From the Field to the Fork

Make grape juice the easy way

Self-reliance

7 Mistakes of food storage

Paring down for off-grid living

Earning money from home

Preparedness for travelers

Energy

Handy Keychain Mini-Gadgets

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs

Solar power trailer Part 2

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Guns and Hunting

Catch your own bait

By Gary Gresh Issue #91 • January/February, 2005 Expensive lures and pricey tackle shop baits can sometimes make fishing an expensive proposition, raising the cost of...

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Thoughts on ammunition

Air power superiority

Science

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

By John Silveira Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 This is an article with both anecdotal evidence and science. It is about me, anxiety and depression, a...