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Animals

Building

Build a chicken house in a day

By Anita Evangelista Issue #136 • July/August, 2012 We built our chicken house for around $200. We could have done it for less if we were...

Easy awnings

Dorothy Ainsworth update: Out of the ashes

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Farm and Garden

Home-Grown Eggs

By Allen Easterly Issue #165 • May/June, 2017 Maybe you’ve thought about keeping a few chickens for their eggs but didn’t want to be awakened at...

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

Growing and Using Peppers

Build Your Own Hoop House

Gardening the Year ‘Round

Americana and History

Food and recipes

Self-reliance

Energy

Guns and Hunting

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

By Massad Ayoob Issue #45 • May/June, 1997 I take the Springfield Armory rifle out of the box, and savor it. I seldom do that with...

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Women and guns

The Appleseed Project

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

Science

Zombie Apocalypse

By John Silveira Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 "Can you survive a zombie apocalypse?" a familiar voice asked. I turned in my seat to see O.E. MacDougal,...

The coming ice age

Gee-Whiz: Sleep

Gee-Whiz: Dinosaurs

The world is ending! … Again?

Politics and Commentary

Animals

The homestead cat

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson We have had at least one cat in our home ever since I was a young child. So it’s no wonder we...

Raising your own beef for your family

By Charles Sanders Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 For most homesteaders, the raising of livestock plays a crucial role in the home based economy. The types...

Beekeeping basics

Raising cattle on your own place

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Animal disease traceability

Self-Reliance

Farm and Garden

Gardening Tips and Tricks

By Charles Sanders Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 Gardeners are an ingenious lot. Trial and error, time, study, observation, and experience all help us to come up with ideas that result in better gardens, more produce,...
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Gardening the Year ‘Round

By Alice B. Yeager Website Exclusive • September, 2006 Normally, we gardeners tend to make plans to begin planting our gardens during early spring. We select vegetables such as garden peas, lettuce, mustard, radishes, onions, and...
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