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

Build a portable woodstove for $30

By David Scott Matthews Issue #78 • November/December, 2002 I had a problem. Other men love football, baseball, basketball, or golf. I love to hunt. And...

From triumph to tragedy to triumph again. Dorothy Ainsworth makes her...

Build a Vertical Storage Rack for Cans

Build Your Own Hoop House

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #171 • May/June, 2018 I’ve had my own garden for more than half a century, and I have learned a few things...

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

By John Silveira Issue #34 • July/August, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do I...

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Grilled Steak with Olive-Blue Cheese Sauce

Building and stocking your pantry

Our journey to modern off-grid living

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

By Massad Ayoob Issue #163 • January/February, 2017 Click Here to read Part 1 Click Here to read Part 2 As noted in the two previous parts of...

Cold weather shooting considerations

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

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...

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

Can America be Saved from Stupid People?

Tackling the real problems that face us

Guns Save Lives Chapter 1: Point Blank

Bovine basics for beginners

By Patrice Lewis Issue #122 • March/April, 2010 Congratulations. You've escaped the city life and are now the proud owners of your little plot of rural...

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

By Margaret Wright Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 When we think of a backwoods dog we generally think of a Pyrenees, German Shepherd, or other breed...

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

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

Start a post-construction cleaning business

Just for Kids: Visit the great prairies

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

By Sherry Willis Issue #145 • January/February, 2014 The recent droughts in the midwest have meant hard times for many livestock owners. Areas without irrigation saw parched earth without a scrap of green anywhere. Corn withered...

Your Manure Pile — For Fuel, Fertilizer, and Maybe Even Improved Water Quality, You...

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 It's been well over a decade now since I first heard my friend Pete voice his amazement at my practice of spreading animal manure as a fertilizer....