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Animals

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

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Beekeeping basics

Building

Build a compost tumbler

By Joe Mooney Issue #151 • January/February, 2015 A few years back, I caught myself becoming a bit frustrated with my compost pile. It seemed that...

Making a wooden kitchen countertop

Build a log crib

Our Unconventional House

Build a holz hausen to dry firewood

Farm and Garden

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

By Donna Insco  Issue #158 March/April, 2016 According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website, "CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans...

Growing Productive Strawberries

Hügelkultur for the Homestead

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

Tomatoes, the Essential Garden Crop

Americana and History

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

By Don Lewis Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The year was 1834, a year that didn’t really stand out as all that particularly important in American...

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

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Grandpa’s justice

Food and recipes

Demystifying real rye bread

No fuss, no muss, one-pan grouse supper

Lamb Curry with Yogurt

Blueberry tofu frappe

Self-reliance

Stay clear of young wild animals

The many benefits of garlic

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

Flea market stories and strategies

Energy

Solar power for farm and ranch

Build your own solar-powered water pumping station

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

Solar-powered refrigerators

Guns and Hunting

Firearms — Tools of rural living

By Massad Ayoob Issue #91 • January/February, 2005 So, editor Dave Duffy and I got to talking about guns. We agreed that for some people they...

Tailoring guns to females

Reload your own brass

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Science

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

By John Silveira Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 "What are you doing?" a voice asked. I looked up and saw O.E. MacDougal, Dave's poker-playing friend from Southern...