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A contrary guide to feeding animals

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Trusses — Low cost marvels to roof over most large spaces

By Martin Harris Issue #23 • September/October, 1993 When you strip away all the frills, building construction is nothing more than enclosing a volume of space...

Five building tricks for super strong framing

Building and Using Wattle Fences

Time to Forget About Snail and Slug Bait

By Lyle Dykes Issue #135 • May/June, 2012 Years ago when traveling on business, I looked out of the window of my motel one morning in...

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Plant Your Irish Potatoes This Fall or Winter

Remembering what grandma used

By Marjorie Burris Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 My grandmother, Mary Etta Dillman Graham, was one of those frontier women who took life as it came;...

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

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

Green tomato kosher dill pickles

Commonsense preparedness just makes sense

Finding wealth you can wear at yard sales

Solar system codes — Build it right!

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 2

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • December, 2003 One of our readers e-mailed John Silveira to tell him that taking a handgun afield after a long...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

The many benefits of garlic

By Joe Knight Issue #113 • September/October, 2008 Garlic, used throughout the world for the taste it adds to foods, is also well known for its...

Science and truth. Are they related?

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

Let’s stop apologizing for guns

Guns Save Lives Chapter 1: Point Blank

Gun control, race, and rotten politicians

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...

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

By Jayn Steidl Thibodeau Issue #36 • November/December, 1995 Have you ever had this happen to you? You've opened the refrigerator door for a cold, refreshing...

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Sewing and using cloth diapers is easier than you think

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part III

Plant Once Harvest for Years

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #140 • March/April, 2013 Year after year we start seeds, till the ground, plant, weed, harvest, then tear it all out at the end of the season. It's a lot of work,...

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of...

By Eugene Mitchell Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Whether young or old, lying in the grass and searching for four-leafed clovers is timeless fun. Sometimes they're so elusive, like the leprechaun, it seems they don't exist....