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Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Parge the ugly out of your concrete wall

By Bill Leonard Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 You can say a great deal in favor of cement block (or, if you prefer, concrete block) building....

Dorothy Ainsworth update: Out of the ashes

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

How to become a backyard beekeeper

By Sheri Jones If you’ve been intrigued by the idea of becoming a beekeeper but think you don’t have the space, resources, or knowledge, you’re...

Plant Your Irish Potatoes This Fall or Winter

Remembering what grandma used

By Marjorie Burris Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 My grandmother, Mary Etta Dillman Graham, was one of those frontier women who took life as it came;...

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

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

The greatest American who was never President

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

In search of the perfect cup of coffee

The cholesterol in your stovepipe can be fatal

Build your own battery charging station

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too An interview with Stephen Heckeroth

Make your own biodiesel for 80¢ per gallon

How big a gun do you need?

By Massad Ayoob Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 We Americans like to do things in a big way. Big houses. Big cars. Big boats. And, yes,...

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...

The burglar does far more than steal!

Climate Change Theory: science or religion?

A government with not enough to do, but lots of hungry mouths to feed

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

By Margaret Wright Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 When we think of a backwoods dog we generally think of a Pyrenees, German Shepherd, or other breed...

Fermenting Chicken Feed

By Melissa Souza Issue #174 • November/December, 2018 On our homestead, we eat yogurt, kombucha (fermented tea), sauerkraut, and kimchi to add probiotics to our diet....

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

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

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

A survival key ring — Your everyday tool for emergency preparedness

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II

For health & comfort, try wild herbal teas

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...

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

By Joe Mooney Issue #147 • May/June, 2014 I've always found the use of seasonal rains by native peoples very fascinating. From the diversion of floodwaters in earthen berms to irrigation via "aquaduct," it seemed incredible...