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Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Raising your own beef for your family

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

How safe is your electric fence?

By Eloise Twining I’ve used solar powered electric fencing on my California ranch for at least 35 years. Over that time electric fencing has proved...

Build your own repeating mouse trap

No Worrying About Fire Blight with Orient and Kieffer Pears

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #52 • July/August, 1998 Everyone likes a good success story, and if I were called upon to name the most successful...

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

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...

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

CHILI MANIA — This all-American food came out of Texas to conquer the whole culinary world

Flea market stories and strategies

Stashing Junk Silver for Bad Times

With commonsense planning, you can survive hard times

Water: a safe supply when you’re off the grid

Build your own solar-powered water pumping station

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

By Massad Ayoob Issue #163 • January/February, 2017 Click Here to read Part 1 Click Here to read Part 2 As noted in the two previous parts of...

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Cold weather shooting considerations

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...

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

Looking back on 20 years of BHM

A reason for the Second Amendment

Goat birthing and raising kids

By Jackie Clay Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 Dairy goats form one of the cornerstones of our homestead. Not only do they provide milk, cheese, ice...

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

...while leaving the carcass and feathers intact! By Dr. Roger W. Grim, D.C. Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 Figure 1. With a trash bag properly fitted around...

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

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

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Just for Kids: Knock knock vinegar

Food security 101, part 3: Why I love my vacuum sealer (and more)

By Tim Scullen Issue #168 • November/December, 2017 By now, you’ve no doubt figured out how good chard, spinach, and kale are for you. But did you know that sweet potato leaves are loaded with vitamins...

Grow Your Own Dishrags

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Some of us are thrifty beyond measure, even growing our own dishrags. None of those flimsy, store bought cotton things for us. Our...