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Where our farm animals come from

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

How to maintain a dirt road

By Marjorie Burris Issue #48 • November/December, 1997 It is our job to maintain two and one half miles of dirt road if we want to...

Build a holz hausen to dry firewood

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

How safe is your electric fence?

Build a Heated Germination Bed

By Charles Sanders Issue #92 • March/April, 2005 Many of us who garden have learned the benefits of starting our own vegetable and flower plants. There...

Growing Productive Strawberries

Plant Your Irish Potatoes This Fall or Winter

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

By Tom Kovach Growing up on a farm in north-central Minnesota wasn’t all chores and hard work … although there was plenty of that too....

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Broiled fish fillet with piri piri sauce

These chocolate treats make great gifts and delicious holiday desserts

The healthy and tantalizing pomegranate

Building and stocking your pantry

Just for Kids: Knock knock vinegar

Homemade Toys! — Easy to make, fun to play with, and great for gifts!

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

Add solar power to your truck camper

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Choose your ammo… police style

By Massad Ayoob Issue #93 • May/June, 2005 One of our greatest modern gun experts, Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC, Ret., once made the observation that...

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

The light at the end of the gun

Gee-Whiz: Alcohol

By O.E. MacDougal Backwoods Home Did early man first cultivate grains just to get drunk? The brewing of beer is older than civilization and goes back at...

Science and truth. Are they related?

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

A brief history of health and medicine

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

Terrorism in America — The armed citizen’s view

My View: Learn to Do One Thing Well

Defending against terroristic mass murder

Training for the Boston Marathon

Good-bye old friend

By Lucy Shober Issue #27 • May/June, 1994 Big Poney died today. He was 34 years old and had been going down pretty rapidly over this...

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

By Kathleen Sanderson Issue #95 • September/October, 2005 I have had dairy goats for most of the last 20 years or so and have raised almost...

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Emergency planning beyond the bug-out bag

Seventeen great tips for caring for windows, mirrors, and other household glass

Kick the credit card habit and learn to stash cash

By Tim Scullen Issue #168 • November/December, 2017 By now, you’ve no doubt figured out how good chard, spinach, and kale are for you. But did you know that sweet potato leaves are loaded with vitamins...

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

By Daniel Furtney Issue #147 • May/June, 2014 Gleaning. You may remember the term from Sunday School or your Bible studies. In the book of Ruth, "gleaning" refers to poor people being allowed to follow a...