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Animals

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Brooder in a box

Good-bye old friend

Finding the best dog for the country life

Building

Building and using wattle fences

By Kathryn Wingrove Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Wattle fences are made by weaving material in and out of posts in the ground. They were often...

Build a Concrete Root Cellar

Build a wood crib with free materials

Five building tricks for super strong framing

Building your chicken coop

Farm and Garden

Growing Strawberries

By Patrice Lewis Issue #162 • November/December, 2016 As you read this, the wind may well be howling and the snow piling deep, and you're likely...

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

Grow Open-Pollinated Tomatoes

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...

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

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

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

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Food and recipes

How to tell a bad egg

Crawfish fettucine

Scallop Crunch Appetizer

Make grape juice the easy way

Self-reliance

Woodstove cooking

Better wood heating

Homestead security for women

Digging a shallow well

Energy

Build a passive-solar food dehydrator

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Waterpower for personal use

For a truly independent energy system, your choices are solar, wind, and water

Guns and Hunting

Thoughts on ammunition

By Massad Ayoob Issue #108 • November/December, 2007 Ammunition is to firearms as gasoline is to automobiles. However, with guns and ammo, the fit isn't quite...

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

Choose your ammo… police style

Cold weather shooting considerations

Science

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...