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A contrary guide to feeding animals

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Where our farm animals come from

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

By John Silveira Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 My engineer father was not fond of wasting time or energy. He was always searching for a better,...

Building and stocking your pantry

For large quantity food dehydration try this homemade gem from the...

Yurt Magic — Building an Enchanting Instant House

The Potato Hole

By Sylvia Gist Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Carrots go in sand in the green pail and potatoes can be sorted by type into plastic mesh...

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

By John Silveira Issue #30 • November/December, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) (When we...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

Piccalilli — A late summer bonus

Water development for the homestead: Ponds, cisterns, and tanks

Couponing, refunding, and stockpiling will make your money stretch

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

By Massad Ayoob Issue #83 • September/October, 2003 If you've read American firearms history at all, you know the lore of the .45 automatic. How during...

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

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...

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

Armed citizens: the deterrent factor

Turn the poor into capitalists

The destruction of the mass print media will help save freedom in America

Planning the lives of generations to come

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

By Anita Evangelista Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 Multimillionaire J. Paul Getty was once asked the secret of becoming rich. He's reported to have said, "I...

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...

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Goat birthing and raising kids

Raising cattle on your own place

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Emergency planning beyond the bug-out bag

Easy-to-make reusable coffee filters

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

Use Plastic to Get a Head Start on Corn in the Fall

By Mark and Lynn Klammer Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 As spring approaches each year, we can hardly wait for the feel of warm earth between our fingers. And so, while most avid gardeners let Mother...

How to become a backyard beekeeper

By Sheri Jones If you’ve been intrigued by the idea of becoming a beekeeper but think you don’t have the space, resources, or knowledge, you’re about to be pleasantly surprised. Backyard beekeeping is a lot...