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Animals

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Once a day milking

Redworm farming

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Building

A river rock shower

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #77 • September/October, 2002 The finished shower weighs a ton and cost about $800. Cultured stones, made of pumice and portland cement, weigh about...

Small engine maintenance for women

Build a Simple, Inexpensive Greenhouse

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader

Farm and Garden

Meat For the Homestead

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Meat is often the most expensive portion of our grocery bill, and it is getting more and more...

No Worrying About Fire Blight with Orient and Kieffer Pears

Grow Open-Pollinated Tomatoes

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

Tea for the garden

Americana and History

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

By John Silveira Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 It was snowing and three of us were up at the office. Dave Duffy, the fellow who publishes...

Catfish Biscuits

The greatest American who was never President

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Food and recipes

How to tell a bad egg

Thai fried rice

Toffee Bars, Maple Kisses, and Chocolate-Nut Cloud Candy

Cherries and Chocolate Cake

Self-reliance

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s production all winter

The coffee mug knife sharpener

Getting logs

Energy

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too An interview with Stephen Heckeroth

Portable solar power

Why you need to addsolar to your emergencypower backup plans

Guns and Hunting

The time for modern; the time for traditional

By Massad Ayoob Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Traditional "old skool" guns, or the most modern and efficient ballistic hardware that money can buy? I asked...

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Reload your own brass

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Science

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

By John Silveira Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 This is an article with both anecdotal evidence and science. It is about me, anxiety and depression, a...