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Animals

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

Goat birthing and raising kids

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Building

Eye-catching signs with mirrors

By David Lee Issue #144 • November/December, 2013 The reflected image in the mirrored letters give a "see-through" illusion to the sign and the tree. Stained glass...

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s...

Build a pizza oven

Build this sturdy large-capacity food dehydrator

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Farm and Garden

No Worrying About Fire Blight with Orient and Kieffer Pears

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #52 • July/August, 1998 Everyone likes a good success story, and if I were called upon to name the most successful...

Garden Spaces for Small Places

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

Gardening for Treasure

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Americana and History

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATIONWhereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the...

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Biological and chemical weapons through history

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

Fried chicken for breakfast

Food and recipes

Texas Fireballs By Randy Young

Deconstructing a bowl of red

Vegetarian and semi-vegetarian: Healthy meals that satisfy the omnivore

Basic biscotti cookie

Self-reliance

The adventures of a first-time homesteader

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Swedish log candle

Homemade skin care products

Energy

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

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

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Guns and Hunting

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

By Linda Gabris Issue #162 • November/December, 2016 Bear was a popular meat in our house when I was growing up in the rural woods. Black...

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Firearms and cold weather considerations

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Canning game meat

Science

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

By John Silveira Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 This is an article with both anecdotal evidence and science. It is about me, anxiety and depression, a...