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Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Free pallet wood and birdhouses add up to big country dollars

By Rick Brentlinger Issue #53 • September/October, 1998 If I could show you how to manufacture a product anywhere in the country and if I offered...

For summertime baking needs, build yourself an outdoor horno

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

Build a cistern out of corrugated road culvert

Companion Planting

By Beverly Mettot Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 Companion planting is nothing new, and yet in recent years it has made an extraordinary comeback, not only...

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Garden Spaces for Small Places

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

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

By John Silveira Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do you...

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

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

Grandma will love this personal ‘Helping Hands’ wall hanging

Just for Kids: Life in the forest

Lessons learned from an ice storm

Making and using a solar cooker

For a truly independent energy system, your choices are solar, wind, and water

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

By Massad Ayoob Issue #45 • May/June, 1997 I take the Springfield Armory rifle out of the box, and savor it. I seldom do that with...

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Zombie Apocalypse

By John Silveira Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 "Can you survive a zombie apocalypse?" a familiar voice asked. I turned in my seat to see O.E. MacDougal,...

Science and truth. Are they related?

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

Something unsaid about Timothy McVeigh’s execution

Just how good of a bet are those lotto tickets?

Keeping homestead animals healthy

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 As a veterinary field technician for more than 20 years, I saw firsthand the frustration and heartbreak when...

Good-bye old friend

By Lucy Shober Issue #27 • May/June, 1994 Big Poney died today. He was 34 years old and had been going down pretty rapidly over this...

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Drive your own freshwater well

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

Vinegar — A splash is all you need for healthful eating, natural healing, and sparkling home

By Charles Sanders Issue #67 • January/February, 2001 For those of us living close to the land, the production of a dependable and healthful food supply is a primary objective. To that end, some consideration will...

Your Manure Pile — For Fuel, Fertilizer, and Maybe Even Improved Water Quality, You...

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 It's been well over a decade now since I first heard my friend Pete voice his amazement at my practice of spreading animal manure as a fertilizer....