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Animals

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Brooder in a box

Finding the best dog for the country life

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Building

Build A Hybrid Go-Kart For Kids For $150

By Dorothy Ainsworth Website Exclusive • May, 2010 Grandma Clara used to delight in telling us the story of our Dad's first complete sentence at age...

The Forever Floor

Dorothy Ainsworth update: Out of the ashes

Building Eric’s house

Parge the ugly out of your concrete wall

Farm and Garden

Nut Trees on Your Homestead

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #149 • September/October, 2014 While growing up in Detroit, we had no nut trees in our yard (though we did have seedlings...

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

Americana and History

The vanishing outhouse

By Tom Kovach Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 A person recently wrote to a large Midwest newspapers' advice column asking for information about outdoor privies. It...

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Constitution of the united States of America

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

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

Food and recipes

Jamaican Beef Patties

Fudge macaroon pie

Blueberry Vareniki

Making sausage

Self-reliance

The community treasure chest

Woolen winter mittens in minutes

Choosing a chain saw

Homestead Helpers

Energy

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

Millenium Vehicles

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Water pumping windmills

Guns and Hunting

Just because

By Massad Ayoob Issue #144 • November/December, 2013 I generally recommend that people buy guns the way they'd buy power tools, or automobiles, or homes. Assess...

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

How big a gun do you need?

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

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...