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Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Build an inexpensive but durable jackleg fence

By Dynah Geissal Issue #45 • May/June, 1997 When we moved to our land in the summer of 1994, we were fortunate that open grazing exists...

Build this sturdy large-capacity food dehydrator

Building and using wattle fences

Building and stocking your pantry

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

By Kristina Seleshanko Issue #177 • July/August/September, 2019 Something we heard a lot when we first started raising chickens in the suburbs was, “For the cost...

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

Fly it proudly and properly

By Roger Meyer Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Since September 11, 2001, more Americans are displaying the national flag. Our flag gives us a sense of...

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Apple-glazed Barbecued Chicken with Spring Vegetables

Lessons learned from an ice storm

Tips and handy hints for 4X4 living

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • December, 2003 One of our readers e-mailed John Silveira to tell him that taking a handgun afield after a long...

The light at the end of the gun

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

By John Silveira Issue #132 • November/December, 2011 I like "doomsday" scenarios even ridiculous ones, such as the supposed Mayan calendar prophecy for 2012 or...

Science and truth. Are they related?

Armed citizens: the deterrent factor

Loading the gun for a dictatorship

Can the U.N. Ban America’s Guns?

Personal guns getting to be in style

Redworm farming

By Charles Sanders Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 If you are looking for a way to earn extra income, a retirement job, or even a new...

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

By Richard Blunt Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 The domestic chicken, or Gallus domesticus as the Romans called it, has lived with humans for centuries. It...

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Everybody talks about lightning and yes, there are things you can do about it

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part I

A survival key ring — Your everyday tool for emergency preparedness

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #153 • May/June, 2015 Carrots are an old-time homesteader favorite. They can be frozen, canned, dehydrated, or simply stored in a cool location. They are nutritious, too, being a great source of beta...

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

By Donna Insco  Issue #158 March/April, 2016 According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website, "CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and...