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Animals

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Bovine basics for beginners

Beekeeping basics

Building

Build a ski sled

By Kai Moessle Issue #138 • November/December, 2012 Since my property is almost half a mile away from the nearest road and I can't keep the...

How to build a good fence for your homestead

The house that Dorothy built

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

Farm and Garden

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

By Setanta O'Ceillaigh  Issue #160 • July/August, 2016 The cycle never ends: As soon as one...

Hügelkultur for the Homestead

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

Your Manure Pile — For Fuel, Fertilizer, and Maybe Even Improved...

Growing the Eternal Tomato

Americana and History

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...

The summer of ’35

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

Remembering what grandma used

Food and recipes

Humble stew

Picnicking with class!

Homemade pizza

Bread pudding

Self-reliance

Survival storeroom

Avoiding heat illness

A canoe livery — An honest, clean business

Flea market stories and strategies

Energy

A small creek provides plenty of power for this off-grid home

Water pumping windmills

Powering medical equipment during a utility blackout

Don’t discount a generator, especially a diesel generator, as your primary power source

Guns and Hunting

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

By Massad Ayoob Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 In the long love affair between America and the rifle, there has never been an interlude quite as...

Thoughts on ammunition

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Building the coyote rifle

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

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...