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Animals

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Bottle-raise a calf

Raising Rabbits

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

Building

Build a Concrete Root Cellar

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #168 • November/December, 2017 I should have been a mole — it feels so safe and cool and quiet to be underground....

Build a stone wall

Build your own portable forge

Building your chicken coop

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

Farm and Garden

Seven tactics for planning next year’s garden

By Kristina Seleshanko There are few things I enjoy more than snuggling up next to the woodstove with a cup of coffee and my garden...

Gardening Tips and Tricks

Growing the Eternal Tomato

Saving Seeds

Growing Productive Strawberries

Americana and History

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document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...

The vanishing outhouse

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Food and recipes

Asparagus Pasta Salad

Orange Chiffon Cake

Basic brown stock

Persimmon cookies

Self-reliance

Used bookstores can be sucessful in the hinterlands

An easier way to cut firewood By Larry LaVan

Tips and handy hints for 4X4 living

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Energy

Build your own battery charging station

Solar Power 101 — Solar arrays

Keeping your food cold — Solutions to refrigeration when electricity is scarce

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

Guns and Hunting

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

By Massad Ayoob Issue #83 • September/October, 2003 If you've read American firearms history at all, you know the lore of the .45 automatic. How during...

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

Just because

Thoughts on ammunition

Moderate power firearms

Science

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...