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Animals

Redworm farming

Beekeeping basics

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Building

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

By Maggie Larsen Issue #86 • March/April, 2004 During a binge of spring cleaning, I ventured outside and began to renovate the exterior of my home,...

This coop is for the birds

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Vise Dremel Moto Tool mount

Build a Groundhog Snare

Farm and Garden

Grow Open-Pollinated Tomatoes

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #166 • July/August, 2017 Nearly all of us homesteaders grow tomatoes in our gardens. Tomatoes are hugely valuable as a homestead crop....

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

Slug Zapper

Flowers Brighten the Garden

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

Americana and History

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

By Martin Waterman Issue #37 • January/February, 1996 I can remember taking a trip as a child and seeing my first Burma Shave signs. Technically speaking,...

The greatest American who was never President

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

Catfish Biscuits

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Food and recipes

Hearty breakfast fillets

Tomato-Avocado-Buttermilk Soup

Blueberry Vareniki

Zucchini with green chilies

Self-reliance

Woodstove cooking

Survival storeroom

10 ways to make money on your land

Essential oils

Energy

An $89 backup generator

Prepper power! Part 2

Powering medical equipment during a utility blackout

Solar power trailer Part 2

Guns and Hunting

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

By Massad Ayoob Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 One reader writes to ask if military surplus rifles are still a good idea for hunting, recreational shooting,...

Cold weather shooting considerations

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Canning game meat

Reload your own brass

Science

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

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 House cats A recent Gallup poll showed that cat ownership is pretty much evenly distributed between men and...