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Animals

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Building

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

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

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

Renovating old walls

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too...

How to Install a Steel Roof

Farm and Garden

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #51 • May/June, 1998 Every person who is striving for self-reliance should, and most do, plant a garden from which to raise...

Companion Planting

Grow Open-Pollinated Tomatoes

Build a Keyhole Garden

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

Americana and History

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

By John Silveira Issue #34 • July/August, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do I...

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

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

Catfish Biscuits

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

Food and recipes

Turkey the old-fashioned way

How to tell a bad egg

Maple Spiced Broiled Salmon

Some unusual jellies for your sweet tooth

Self-reliance

Frostbite — Don’t flirt with this sneaky danger

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Get out of debt, stay out of debt

Energy

Job site solar power

Energy class: Part 3

Build your own solar-powered water pumping station

Solar-powered chicken coop

Guns and Hunting

Tailoring guns to females

By Massad Ayoob Issue #131 • September/October, 2011 So, I'm sitting here in a hotel writing this, less than three hours after getting off the witness...