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Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Building Eric’s house

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #112 • July/August, 2009 This is the first in a series of several articles documenting the building of a stud-frame house from...

Build an attached solar greenhouse

Gabion walls for form and function

Home-Grown Eggs

By Allen Easterly Issue #165 • May/June, 2017 Maybe you’ve thought about keeping a few chickens for their eggs but didn’t want to be awakened at...

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

By John Silveira Issue #31 • January/February, 1995 "What were you listening to when I got to your house? Sounded nice. I don't think I've ever...

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

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

Canning chickens for the pantry

Making delicious, unthinkable wines

The poor man’s ultra-light dual-fuel backpacking stove

You could furnish an entire homestead at Lehman’s ‘Non-electric’ Hardware Store

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Keep those gadgets working after the power goes out

Make your own biodiesel for 80¢ per gallon

Use solar landscape lights for emergencies

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

By Massad Ayoob Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 There are so many makes and models of firearms in existence that no one has ever counted them...

Firearms — Tools of rural living

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

Firearms and cold weather considerations

Zombie Apocalypse

By John Silveira Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 "Can you survive a zombie apocalypse?" a familiar voice asked. I turned in my seat to see O.E. MacDougal,...

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

Things kids should learn before leaving high school, but don’t

Questions about global warming

Science and truth. Are they related?

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...

Raising cattle on your own place

By Charles Sanders Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Winter won't last forever. It won't be long before spring will arrive and pastures will start to green...

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

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

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of Nature’s Best Gifts

Stay clear of young wild animals

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...

Pruning Blueberries

By Kristina Seleshanko When we purchased our mountaintop homestead, I was excited to discover four blueberry bushes that were already established on our property. Not all of them were large, but they were an excellent...