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Animals

The homestead cat

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Where our farm animals come from

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Building

Build a Heated Germination Bed

By Charles Sanders Issue #92 • March/April, 2005 Many of us who garden have learned the benefits of starting our own vegetable and flower plants. There...

Build a homestead Copy Cart

Build your own repeating mouse trap

Vise Dremel Moto Tool mount

Build a chicken tractor

Farm and Garden

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #51 • May/June, 1998 Every person who is striving for self-reliance should, and most do, plant a garden from which to raise...

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

Hügelkultur for the Homestead

Grow Open-Pollinated Tomatoes

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

Americana and History

Biological and chemical weapons through history

By John Silveira Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 The weather here on the coast of Oregon is nice almost all year-round, and there almost always seems...

Remembering what grandma used

Fried chicken for breakfast

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

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

Food and recipes

Succulent venison stew

Honey Roasted Pheasant

Sorrento Salad

Dollar Store to the Rescue

Self-reliance

Breastfeeding — Babies love it, and for good reason

Based on years of personal experience, here are 10 good tips for homeschooling your children

Simplifying simplicity

With commonsense planning, you can survive hard times

Energy

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Guns and Hunting

Big boomer guns

By Massad Ayoob Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 For you long time readers, I know what you're thinkin'"Hey, isn't this the guy who within the last...

Firearms and cold weather considerations

Tailoring guns to females

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Science

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...