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Animals

Slaughtering and Butchering

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Build a poultry killing cone

Raising your own beef

Building

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....

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

Trusses — Low cost marvels to roof over most large spaces

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader

Farm and Garden

Saving Seeds

By Jackie Clay Issue #129 • May/June, 2011 I go through dozens of garden seed catalogs in preparation for each year's new (and better!) garden. I...

No Worrying About Fire Blight with Orient and Kieffer Pears

Build a Top-Bar Bee Hive

Nut Trees on Your Homestead

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

Americana and History

The barnyard scramble

By Michelle Hampton Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 Each year during our local county fair, one of the best-attended events happens when farm animals, donated by...

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

The vanishing outhouse

Food and recipes

Zucchini custard pie

Baked Macaroni and Cheese to Kill For

Aunt Mildred’s honey cake

Tips and tricks for the kitchen

Self-reliance

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II

A young couple moves to the country

Just for Kids: Some farinaceous folly

Breastfeeding — A primer

Energy

Energy class: Part 3

Solar-powered water purifiers

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too An interview with Stephen Heckeroth

Millenium Vehicles

Guns and Hunting

Building the coyote rifle

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 Feral dogs, coyotes, and those odd-looking "coy dogs" like to feed on my neighbors' livestock on occasion...

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Thoughts on ammunition

Science

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...