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Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

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

Building and using wattle fences

By Kathryn Wingrove Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Wattle fences are made by weaving material in and out of posts in the ground. They were often...

Build a cistern out of corrugated road culvert

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s...

Growing and Using Peppers

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #164 • March/April, 2017 I’ve been growing peppers for more than 50 years now and can’t imagine a garden without them. There...

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

The time-travel ad

By John Silveira Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 It's become a minor Internet phenomenon. The ad reads: It's also been read by Jay Leno on his late...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

The dandelion is a healthful, great tasting weed you can eat

Poor man’s shrimp cocktail on perch

Used bookstores can be sucessful in the hinterlands

Hypothermia — A real winter danger

Kick the credit card habit and learn to stash cash

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Thoughts on ammunition

By Massad Ayoob Issue #108 • November/December, 2007 Ammunition is to firearms as gasoline is to automobiles. However, with guns and ammo, the fit isn't quite...

The time for modern; the time for traditional

The world is ending! … Again?

By John Silveira Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 People love to talk about scary stuff. Especially when it's end-of-the-world scary, such as the big asteroid recently...

A brief history of health and medicine

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

Animal disease traceability

By Patrice Lewis Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 In 2009, small farmers and ranchers breathed a sigh of relief. So did people worried about another curtailment...

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

By Amanda J. Kemp Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 Spring brings the pitter-patter of little feet in the mud, games of tag, and raucous quacks. While...

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Small Town America: Thermopolis, WY — Horses and hot springs

How to begin taking wildlife photographs

For safety’s sake, homestead fuel storage must be handled properly

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #98 • March/April, 2006 Garlic is one of our oldest herbs on record. Anyone can grow garlic without having to hover over it, hoping that it produces....

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

By Darlene Polachic Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 Why spend money buying plant starter packs when you can make all you need from old newspapers? The added benefit of these newspaper pots is that they can...