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Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

A contrary guide to feeding animals

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 poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

Build a Simple, Inexpensive Greenhouse

A recycled dresser makes a useful bathroom vanity

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

By Jackie Clay Issue #51 • May/June, 1998 Every person who is striving for self-reliance should, and most do, plant a garden from which to raise...

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Rotten Luck: The Skinny on Composting

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

Grandpa’s justice

By Tom Kovach Issue #65 • September/October, 2000 Having the best vegetable garden in the village might put food on the table and make some money...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Sew a baby quilt in two days… for a lifetime of memories

Drawing the line on timber trespass

The cholesterol in your stovepipe can be fatal

Solar power for farm and ranch

Sight and sound enhancement

By Massad Ayoob Issue #71 • September/October, 2001 Enhancing vision and hearing can make you a safer, more effective shooter, and sometimes can save human lives. Captain...

The light at the end of the gun

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

By John Silveira Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 I once wrote a science fiction novel that I never tried to sell. Titled The Perfect Defense, its...

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

By Margaret Wright Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 When we think of a backwoods dog we generally think of a Pyrenees, German Shepherd, or other breed...

Home Dairying

By Marcella Shaffer Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 There is a big difference between home dairying to produce food for your family and dairying to sell...

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

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Keeping homestead animals healthy

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

Boost your income by adding a processing step to what you sell

A guide to buying silver and gold

Paring down for off-grid living

SARS — Is this a glimpse of the future?

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

By Robert Van Putten Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 Apples are an important food resource for us. Every year we store hundreds of pounds in our root cellar where they will keep for up to six...

Green or Yellow: Grow Your Best Bush Beans Ever

By Lisa LaFreniere Issue #62 • March/April, 2000 Bush Beans, or snap beans as they're sometimes referred to, are a growing favorite among many gardeners, and with good reason. Beans are high in vitamins A, C...