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Animals

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Build a poultry killing cone

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Building

Shelves and benches

By David Lee Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 Money doesn't buy happiness but it sure does buy a lot of stuff. If it is nice stuff...

Build A Hybrid Go-Kart For Kids For $150

Build Your Own Car Wash

A river rock shower

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader

Farm and Garden

Growing Potatoes in Straw

By Habeeb Salloum Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 Virtually unknown to people in other parts of the world, the inhabitants in the Northern European countries have...

Growing the Eternal Tomato

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

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...

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Food and recipes

Stuffed sweet peppers

Italian Pot Roast

Mairead’s Fabulous Flan

Apple slaw

Self-reliance

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

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

Just for Kids: Killing some time (Create an afternoon time warp)

How to make money from storage building auctions

Energy

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

Making and using a solar cooker

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

Prepper power! Part 2

Guns and Hunting

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

By Linda Gabris Issue #162 • November/December, 2016 Bear was a popular meat in our house when I was growing up in the rural woods. Black...

Consider the 20-gauge shotgun

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Science

Testing Soil

By Tom Kovach Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Testing the soil content of a garden is very important and is quite easy to do. Soil tests...

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

Gee-Whiz: Sleep

Gee-Whiz: Time

The ‘risks’ with Swine Flu

Politics and Commentary

Guns, suicide prevention, and backwoods lifestyles

My View: Three Cheers for Free Enterprise

Remembering a decade of BHM

Fixing a broken jury system

Animals

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

By Jackie Clay Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 When I was a child, I used to read and re-read the chick section in our Sears and...

Raising rabbits for profit

By Carrie Peterson Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 Whether or not you are fond of rabbit stew, raising rabbits for meat can be a great experience...

Is that a good pig?

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Self-Reliance

Pump water for free

Flea market stories and strategies

Essential oils

Harvest your own firewood

Farm and Garden

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 After originating in the semi-arid regions of the middle east, espaliering (is-'pal-yer-ing) became a commonly employed fruit tree growing method of the Greco-Roman world. Later, during the...

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Fermenting Chicken Feed

By Melissa Souza Issue #174 • November/December, 2018 On our homestead, we eat yogurt, kombucha (fermented tea), sauerkraut, and kimchi to add probiotics to our diet. These beneficial bacteria promote good digestive health, strengthen the immune...

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