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Animals

Redworm farming

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Building

For summertime baking needs, build yourself an outdoor horno

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 My family has always been big on birthdays and holidaysincluding Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day, Fourth of July,...

Build a 6500-gallon concrete water tank for $1500

How to Install a Steel Roof

How to build a good fence for your homestead

Free pallet wood and birdhouses add up to big country dollars

Farm and Garden

Fermenting Chicken Feed

By Melissa Souza Issue #174 • November/December, 2018 On our homestead, we eat yogurt, kombucha (fermented tea), sauerkraut, and kimchi to add probiotics to our diet....

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Gardening Tips and Tricks

Gardening the Year ‘Round

Blueberry Cash Crop

Americana and History

The time-travel ad

By John Silveira Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 It's become a minor Internet phenomenon. The ad reads: It's also been read by Jay Leno on his late...

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Catfish Biscuits

The summer of ’35

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Food and recipes

Pickled Sweet Green Tomatoes

Broiled fish fillet with piri piri sauce

Baked Beans, Two

Sweet potato pudding

Self-reliance

Drive your own freshwater well

Disaster preparation!

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

Call me plumber

Energy

Making and using a solar cooker

Solar Power 101 — Solar arrays

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Emergency solar power for $950

Guns and Hunting

Firearms and cold weather considerations

By Massad Ayoob Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 Many of our readers have established their abodes in places which, during the winter months, do not exactly...

Affordable firearms

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

The light at the end of the gun

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Science

The coming ice age

By John Silveira Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 I'm putting my apocalyptic ice age novel, Danielle Kidnapped, on Amazon's Kindle and also producing a paperback version...