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Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Goat birthing and raising kids

Raising your own beef for your family

Claw Hammers

By R.E. Rawlinson Scottish writer and philosopher Thomas Carlyle observed that “Man is a tool using animal … without tools he is nothing, with tools...

New invention— The Fencerunner

The Homestead Greenhouse

By Charles Sanders Issue #67 • January/February, 2001 For those of us living close to the land, the production of a dependable and healthful food supply...

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

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

By John Silveira Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Gun control people don't seem to get just how deeply etched into the American psyche gun ownership goes...

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

You can safely and easily can your own meat

Can she bake an apple pie, Billy Boy?

The cholesterol in your stovepipe can be fatal

Hypothermia — A real winter danger

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #101 • September/October, 2006 The year was 1873. Samuel Colt had invented the revolveror at least introduced it to Americain 1836. The...

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

A brief history of health and medicine

By John Silveira Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 As little as a century ago, the average life span in the United States was 49 years. Today...

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

The meltdown and the bailout: why, how, and what they mean

Terrorism in America — The armed citizen’s view

ID cards are an idea whose time should never come

My View: Grand Theory vs. Stark Reality

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

By Darlene Polachic Issue #75 • May/June, 2002 If Henry Soderberg's predictions are right, Dorper sheep could revolutionize the meat sheep industry. A South African breed...

Keeping homestead animals healthy

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 As a veterinary field technician for more than 20 years, I saw firsthand the frustration and heartbreak when...

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

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

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

10 ways to make money on your land

Build a holz hausen to dry firewood

Flea market stories and strategies

Build a Top-Bar Bee Hive

By Jereme Zimmerman Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 My journey to becoming a beekeeper has been a long one, and I’m still not quite there yet. For the past five years or so, I have read...

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 My grandson Tommy was probably 50 feet up off the ground when he hollered, "Catch this one, Grandpa!" With those words of warning he dropped another gunny...