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This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #138 • November/December, 2012 Keeping fresh water in front of our livestock in the winter has always been somewhat of a problem....

The Mini-Skyline — A homemade yarder to bring firewood up a...

Build A Hybrid Go-Kart For Kids For $150

Tomatoes, the Essential Garden Crop

By Charles Sanders Issue #123 • May/June, 2010 Tomatoes are one of the most favored of all garden crops. They originated in South America, but in...

Green or Yellow: Grow Your Best Bush Beans Ever

Plant Your Irish Potatoes This Fall or Winter

Fried chicken for breakfast

By Danny Fulks Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, is one of those rare writers capable of painting a vivid picture of life back...

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

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

Constitution of the united States of America

The wonderful world of lavender

The incredible cattail — The super Wal-Mart of the swamp

Couponing, refunding, and stockpiling will make your money stretch

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 Everything's getting more expensive. Food. Gasoline. Guns and ammunition. Not everyone who appreciates the rural lifestyle was "born...

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

A brief history of health and medicine

By John Silveira Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 As little as a century ago, the average life span in the United States was 49 years. Today...

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

The attack on Colin Powell prompts questions I’m not supposed to ask

A reason for the Second Amendment

Turn the poor into capitalists

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

By Darlene Polachic Issue #75 • May/June, 2002 If Henry Soderberg's predictions are right, Dorper sheep could revolutionize the meat sheep industry. A South African breed...

Redworm farming

By Charles Sanders Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 If you are looking for a way to earn extra income, a retirement job, or even a new...

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Start a post-construction cleaning business

A canoe livery — An honest, clean business

The cholesterol in your stovepipe can be fatal

Everybody talks about lightning and yes, there are things you can do about it

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 After originating in the semi-arid regions of the middle east, espaliering (is-'pal-yer-ing) became a commonly employed fruit tree growing method of the Greco-Roman world. Later, during the...

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

By Jereme Zimmerman  Issue #161 • September/October, 2016 Bamboo: The very word evokes an image of groves of tall, leafy plants swaying gently through the air...