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Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Building and stocking your pantry

By Jackie Clay Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 At the turn of the 19th century, most country homes had a walk-in pantry, as well as a...

Gabion walls for form and function

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader

Install rafters alone the easy way

Three Raised Bed Designs

By Joe Mooney Issue #150 • November/December, 2014 When it comes to gardening, almost anything can be used to create a raised bed. Tires, blocks, rocks,...

Here’s a Mighty Creative Way to Protect Your Plants from Animals

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

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

By Marlene Parkin Issue #22 • July/August, 1993 Many of the quilts of yesterday took a lifetime to make. Perhaps the mystical part of quiltsthe aspect...

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

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Seventeen great tips for caring for windows, mirrors, and other household glass

How to begin taking wildlife photographs

Add solar power to your truck camper

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

Consider the 20-gauge shotgun

By Massad Ayoob Issue #120 • November/December, 2009 A year or more ago in these pages, I made the suggestion that sometimes less is more, and...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

The many benefits of garlic

By Joe Knight Issue #113 • September/October, 2008 Garlic, used throughout the world for the taste it adds to foods, is also well known for its...

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

The state of freedom in America

The unheralded roots of America’s freedoms

Armed civilians can help fight terrorism

The false argument about defending our freedom

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

By Charles Sanders Issue #142 • July/August, 2013 A 450-pound hog will provide a lot of delicious meat. Hogs are raised throughout our neighboring Amish community for...

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

By Jackie Clay Issue #111 • May/June, 2008 It goes without saying that preparedness is not for "radicals" or "weirdos" anymore. I picked up a preparedness...

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

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Kick the credit card habit and learn to stash cash

You could furnish an entire homestead at Lehman’s ‘Non-electric’ Hardware Store

Build a Keyhole Garden

By Katelynn Bond Issue #152 • March/April, 2015 One of the hazards of living on the side of a mountain in northern New Mexico is that I live on a rock. And I don't mean the...

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

By Ben Richards Issue #154 • July/August, 2015 As most people are already aware, hydroponics is the practice of growing plants without soil. This is done by using a water-based nutrient solution to deliver the necessary...