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Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

Stairs — The next level

By Skip Thomsen Website Exclusive • August, 2004 Any good carpenter can build a staircase. What we're talking about here is taking that staircase to the...

Small engine maintenance for women

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

How to Grow Great Carrots

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #153 • May/June, 2015 Carrots are an old-time homesteader favorite. They can be frozen, canned, dehydrated, or simply stored in a cool...

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

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!

Tips for finding your affordable home

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part I

A young couple moves to the country

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

Why you need to addsolar to your emergencypower backup plans

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

Women and guns

By Massad Ayoob Issue #121 • January/February, 2010 In a time when what used to be called "the women's liberation movement" has achieved many of its...

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Theories of the universe

By Dave Duffy Issue #66 • November/December, 2000 In a relatively short span of time, mankind has travelled from profound ignorance of our planet and the...

A brief history of health and medicine

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

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

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

Lessons for My Children Chapter 1

Fake lawsuits, stacked juries, and LAWYERS!

Armed citizens: the deterrent factor

Why you may want to get a stress test

Redworm farming

By Charles Sanders Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 If you are looking for a way to earn extra income, a retirement job, or even a new...

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...

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

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Tips for finding your affordable home

The return of home emergency shelters takes on a dual-purpose approach

Buying the right emergency radio

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

By Jackie Clay Issue #67 • January/February, 2001 Start your garden this year while the snow is still on the ground. I start all of my own plants from seeds. One of my favorite winter pastimes...

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #166 • July/August, 2017 Nearly all of us homesteaders grow tomatoes in our gardens. Tomatoes are hugely valuable as a homestead crop. After all, they give us a wide variety of products. Many...