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This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

By Melissa Souza  Issue #159 • May/June, 2016 My family is committed to becoming as self-sufficient...

Build an attached solar greenhouse

Free pallet wood and birdhouses add up to big country dollars

Build a Composter

By Charles Sanders Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 As with most of the other facets of homesteading, composting can be as simple or as elaborate as...

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

Use Plastic to Get a Head Start on Corn in the...

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...

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

Ribeye Steak with Chianti Sauce

Apple-glazed Barbecued Chicken with Spring Vegetables

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part I

Big boomer guns

By Massad Ayoob Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 For you long time readers, I know what you're thinkin'"Hey, isn't this the guy who within the last...

A brief history of health and medicine

By John Silveira Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 As little as a century ago, the average life span in the United States was 49 years. Today...

The gee-whiz! page — Cats: Why they rule our world

Consider the trades when it comes to your future ability to make money

Sgt. Jim Duffy — An ordinary hero

Body language and threat recognition

Is it time for an education revolution?

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...

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

By Anita Evangelista Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 Multimillionaire J. Paul Getty was once asked the secret of becoming rich. He's reported to have said, "I...

Boost your income by adding a processing step to what you sell

Seed art — It’s fun to collect the seeds and create these unusual pictures

Plant Your Irish Potatoes This Fall or Winter

By Robert L. Williams Issue #48 • November/December, 1997 My family has made a practice of planting Irish potatoes in the fall rather than in the early spring. We tried it both ways for many years...

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Meat is often the most expensive portion of our grocery bill, and it is getting more and more expensive every day. I've seen steaks "on sale" for more...