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Animals

Good-bye old friend

Beekeeping basics

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

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

Building

Build a deluxe barrel stove

By David Lee Issue #108 • November/December, 2007 Winter is coming again, pretty much on schedule in spite of global warming, and it will be cold,...

Build an Off-Grid Root Cellar, Garage, and Bunkhouse

Build A Hybrid Go-Kart For Kids For $150

Build Your Own Car Wash

Build a chicken house in a day

Farm and Garden

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

By John Fuchs Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 Leaves are an excellent way to add organic matter to the garden. However, using rawor unprocessedleaves has some...

Garden Spaces for Small Places

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

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

Naughty Peppers

Americana and History

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

By John Silveira Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do you...

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Fly it proudly and properly

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Food and recipes

Growing and Using Cilantro

Turkey the old-fashioned way

Tortellini Soup

Jo’s Kentucky-fried cole slaw

Self-reliance

The joys of making soap

Kick the credit card habit and learn to stash cash

The accidental homesteader

Dollar Store to the Rescue

Energy

Battery powered weekend retreat

Handy Keychain Mini-Gadgets

Prepper power! Part 2

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

Guns and Hunting

Picking a holster

By Massad Ayoob Issue #69 • May/June, 2001 One good thing about being out in the boonies by yourself is that you can carry a gun...

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

The Appleseed Project

Science

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...