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Animals

The homestead cat

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

Raising cattle on your own place

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Building

Build your own log home in the woods

By Jackie Clay (Photos by Bill Spaulding and Jackie Clay) Issue #72 • November/December, 2001 This is the third part of a three-part series. The first two parts...

Claw Hammers

Shake update

Three Raised Bed Designs

Rural Building

Farm and Garden

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn...

By Rebekah L. Cowell Photos by Amanda Egdorf-Sand Issue #124 • July/August, 2010 Vermicomposting takes composting to another level using Eisenia foetida (commonly known as red wiggler,...

Seven tactics for planning next year’s garden

Tea for the garden

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

No Worrying About Fire Blight with Orient and Kieffer Pears

Americana and History

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

Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776 When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political...

Catfish Biscuits

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Constitution of the united States of America

Food and recipes

The healthy kitchen — Good spoons, knives, and food

Nanny B’s benne bake

Layered casserole

The perfect holiday meal

Self-reliance

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Homestead water

7 Mistakes of food storage

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of Nature’s Best Gifts

Energy

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Is steam power in your future?

Solar-powered refrigerators

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

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...