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Animals

Good-bye old friend

Redworm farming

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Brooder in a box

Building

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s...

By Armand O. Deblois Issue #47 • September/October, 1997 Cold stored fruits and vegetables are the next best thing to fresh-picked. Flavor and texture change little...

Build your own repeating mouse trap

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Small engine maintenance for women

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Farm and Garden

Grow some winter squash this year

By Lisa Nourse I love summertime — I love the green of the trees, the warm weather, and growing my own food. I especially love...

Hügelkultur for the Homestead

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Currants and Gooseberries

Growing and Using Peppers

Americana and History

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #154 • July/August, 2015 There was a time when it was thought that a defining difference between humans and animals was:...

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

The barnyard scramble

Biological and chemical weapons through history

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

Food and recipes

Pickled nopalitos

Make sourdough with wild yeast

Apple-glazed Barbecued Chicken with Spring Vegetables

Here are some tasty ways to use those end-of-season green tomatoes

Self-reliance

Power your bug-out bag

Emergency planning beyond the bug-out bag

Water development for the homestead: Ponds, cisterns, and tanks

Survival storeroom

Energy

Grid-down battery devices

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Guns and Hunting

The Appleseed Project

By Massad Ayoob Issue #123 • May/June, 2010 There is nothing else in the shooting world quite like the Appleseed Project, which combines American Revolutionary War...