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Animals

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Beekeeping basics

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Building

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...

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

The Mini-Skyline — A homemade yarder to bring firewood up a...

Build a compost tumbler

Free pallet wood and birdhouses add up to big country dollars

Farm and Garden

Saving Seeds

By Jackie Clay Issue #129 • May/June, 2011 I go through dozens of garden seed catalogs in preparation for each year's new (and better!) garden. I...

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

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

Growing Strawberries

Victory Gardens

Americana and History

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...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Catfish Biscuits

Food and recipes

Jo’s Kentucky-fried cole slaw

Fig preserves

Baking Bread

Czarist Chicken Salad

Self-reliance

The accidental homesteader

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

Dehydrating eggs at home

Small camp security

Energy

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

Walden Pond, the solar version: Part 1

Waterpower for personal use

Solar power for farm and ranch

Guns and Hunting

Catch your own bait

By Gary Gresh Issue #91 • January/February, 2005 Expensive lures and pricey tackle shop baits can sometimes make fishing an expensive proposition, raising the cost of...

Choose your ammo… police style

Cold weather shooting considerations

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Sight and sound enhancement

Science

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...