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Raising cattle on your own place

Raising your own beef for your family

Five building tricks for super strong framing

By Don Fallick Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 I was standing on the edge of the roof overhang, holding two bundles of asphalt shingles, when my...

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

A recycled dresser makes a useful bathroom vanity

Green or Yellow: Grow Your Best Bush Beans Ever

By Lisa LaFreniere Issue #62 • March/April, 2000 Bush Beans, or snap beans as they're sometimes referred to, are a growing favorite among many gardeners, and...

How to become a backyard beekeeper

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...

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Easy, no-knead bread by Melissa Souza

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

A solar primer — How it works, how it’s made, what it costs

Just because

By Massad Ayoob Issue #144 • November/December, 2013 I generally recommend that people buy guns the way they'd buy power tools, or automobiles, or homes. Assess...

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Firearms — Tools of rural living

The many benefits of garlic

By Joe Knight Issue #113 • September/October, 2008 Garlic, used throughout the world for the taste it adds to foods, is also well known for its...

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Why we have no “constitutional” rights

Self-reliance is a mindset — A woman’s opinion

Biological & chemical terrorism

Goat birthing and raising kids

By Jackie Clay Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 Dairy goats form one of the cornerstones of our homestead. Not only do they provide milk, cheese, ice...

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

By James Kash Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Broodiness is an avian behavior that is frowned upon in the world of agriculture. All industrial agriculturalists cull...

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s production all winter

By Sylvia Gist Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Carrots go in sand in the green pail and potatoes can be sorted by type into plastic mesh bags. We had talked of putting in a regular root cellar,...

Okra — Not Just for the South

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #58 • July/August, 1999 No one is quite sure about how okra seeds came to this country. Okra is of African origin and the seeds could have...