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Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Finding the best dog for the country life

Build a pizza oven

By Mike Lorenzen Issue #143 • September/October, 2013 About a year ago, my wife and I traveled around Italy by car. We had lots of wood-fired...

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

By Gail Butler Issue #124 • July/August, 2010 When friends stop by for a visit I like to offer them a hospitable and healthful libation of...

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn...

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATIONWhereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the...

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

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Water development for the homestead: Ponds, cisterns, and tanks

Advice from second-time homesteaders

Modify an E-Tool to make your own Combi-Tool

10 ways to make money on your land

Build a passive-solar food dehydrator

Battery powered weekend retreat

Affordable firearms

By Massad Ayoob Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 Knowing that frugality is one of the cornerstones of rural living, Editor Annie Tuttle suggested that I tackle...

Firearms and cold weather considerations

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 There's been a lot of talk in the mass media...

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

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

Concealed carry laws reduce crime

Planning the lives of generations to come

Why you may want to get a stress test

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

By Jackie Clay Issue #111 • May/June, 2008 It goes without saying that preparedness is not for "radicals" or "weirdos" anymore. I picked up a preparedness...

Finding the best dog for the country life

By Anita Evangelista Issue #63 • May/June, 2000 When you're looking for a dog to fit into your country life, there are few other topics as...

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Moving on: A small town can be a haven during a depression

The 7 core areas of preparedness

Teach your kids math with the banking game

By Tim Scullen Issue #168 • November/December, 2017 By now, you’ve no doubt figured out how good chard, spinach, and kale are for you. But did you know that sweet potato leaves are loaded with vitamins...

Graft Your Own Designer Fruit Trees

By Jackie Clay Issue #121 • January/February, 2010 Although I've been homesteading for more than forty years, there's always something new to learn. (I figure that if I don't learn at least one thing every day,...