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Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

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

This coop is for the birds

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #71 • September/October, 2001 You can buy a dozen eggs at the supermarket for 99 cents, or you can go out to...

How to build a good fence for your homestead

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

Sweet Potato Greens

By Tim Scullen Issue #168 • November/December, 2017 By now, you’ve no doubt figured out how good chard, spinach, and kale are for you. But did...

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

A Small Space Yields a Big Crop of Garlic

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

By Alice B. Yeager and James O. Yeager Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 I was a girl of 8 when the stock market crashed in 1929....

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

Creamy white bean soup with kale

Just for Kids: Some good clean fun!

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

By Massad Ayoob Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 One reader writes to ask if military surplus rifles are still a good idea for hunting, recreational shooting,...

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

The coming ice age

By John Silveira Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 I'm putting my apocalyptic ice age novel, Danielle Kidnapped, on Amazon's Kindle and also producing a paperback version...

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

Lessons for My Children Chapter 1

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

By James Kash Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Broodiness is an avian behavior that is frowned upon in the world of agriculture. All industrial agriculturalists cull...

Beekeeping basics

Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Bees have been managed for their honey production for about 5000 years or so. Especially for the...

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Switch your family to goat’s milk

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

10 ways to make money on your land

Make elderberry syrup for flu season

An easier way to cut firewood By Larry LaVan

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 My grandson Tommy was probably 50 feet up off the ground when he hollered, "Catch this one, Grandpa!" With those words of warning he dropped another gunny...

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

By Sherry Willis Issue #145 • January/February, 2014 The recent droughts in the midwest have meant hard times for many livestock owners. Areas without irrigation saw parched earth without a scrap of green anywhere. Corn withered...