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Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Build a cold smoker so you can make delicious squaw candy

By Jane Duquette Issue #148 • July/August, 2014 For delicious squaw candy, start with the freshest fish. One fresh July evening at our summer cabin in Soldotna,...

How to build a good fence for your homestead

Build A Hybrid Go-Kart For Kids For $150

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader

Caring for your chickens in winter

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson As winter approaches, we all are thinking of ways to make our livestock and poultry as comfortable as possible when the cold...

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

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...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Learning to love the high desert

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

Build your own solar-powered water pumping station

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • December, 2003 One of our readers e-mailed John Silveira to tell him that taking a handgun afield after a long...

Choose your ammo… police style

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

Cold weather shooting considerations

The world is ending! … Again?

By John Silveira Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 People love to talk about scary stuff. Especially when it's end-of-the-world scary, such as the big asteroid recently...

Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest...

Talking to your kids about death

Terrorist attack! Was this predictable?

Book Review: Guns Save Lives — True Stories of Americans Defending Their Lives with Firearms

Understanding the gun debate, part 2

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

By Karen McGeorge Sanders Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 It seems that farmers always need an extra pair of hands, but finding the money to pay...

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

By James Kash Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Broodiness is an avian behavior that is frowned upon in the world of agriculture. All industrial agriculturalists cull...

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

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Homestead burnout — What it is and how to avoid it

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s production all winter

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

By Charles Sanders Issue #98 • March/April, 2006 There are mountains of old tires out there. Americans keep on rolling and tires keep on wearing out. Every year there is almost one scrap tire created for...

Companion Planting

By Beverly Mettot Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 Companion planting is nothing new, and yet in recent years it has made an extraordinary comeback, not only in fooling those pesky pests who thrive on fruits and...