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Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

By Maggie Larsen Issue #86 • March/April, 2004 During a binge of spring cleaning, I ventured outside and began to renovate the exterior of my home,...

Build a wood crib with free materials

Install rafters alone the easy way

Fruit Trees

By Alice B. Yeager Fall winds down with the ripening of a Japanese persimmon known as the Fuyugaki...

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

By Alice B. Yeager and James O. Yeager Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 I was a girl of 8 when the stock market crashed in 1929....

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

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

Jerusalem artichokes with brown rice

Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel better

Woolen winter mittens in minutes

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #47 • September/October, 1997 Like many another rural person, I've often found a firearm to be my most important tool. No,...

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

How to shoot a handgun accurately

The coming ice age

By John Silveira Issue #86 • March/April, 2004 As little as 30 years ago the talk wasn't about global warming, it was about an imminent ice...

The Coming American Dictatorship Part XII — The militarization of America’s police forces

Paying for social security with worthless $

The Government intimidation factor and its effect on the health of society

The chances of global disaster

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

By Kathleen Sanderson Issue #95 • September/October, 2005 I have had dairy goats for most of the last 20 years or so and have raised almost...

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

...while leaving the carcass and feathers intact! By Dr. Roger W. Grim, D.C. Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 Figure 1. With a trash bag properly fitted around...

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Finding the best dog for the country life

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Homeschooling through high school

By Alice B. Yeager Fall winds down with the ripening of a Japanese persimmon known as the Fuyugaki variety. Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 There's not one of us who...

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

By Charles Sanders Issue #98 • March/April, 2006 There are mountains of old tires out there. Americans keep on rolling and tires keep on wearing out. Every year there is almost one scrap tire created for...