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Animals

Building

A simple backwoods hay baler

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #82 • July/August, 2003 During the winter months, Steve and his wife Tandy feed between 120 and 150 bales of hay...

PVC pipe in the home, garden, farm, and workshop

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader

Here’s an Easier (and Cheaper) Way to Make Wooden Beams

Getting logs

Farm and Garden

Mid-season planting

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson As the saying goes “Life happens…” Maybe events have kept you from getting your garden planted early in the spring. When we...

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

The Potato Hole

Build a Keyhole Garden

Pruning Blueberries

Americana and History

Food and recipes

Self-reliance

Energy

Guns and Hunting

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,...

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Firearms and cold weather considerations

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

Science

Testing Soil

By Tom Kovach Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Testing the soil content of a garden is very important and is quite easy to do. Soil tests...

The ‘risks’ with Swine Flu

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

Theories of the universe

Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest...

Politics and Commentary

Animals

Beekeeping basics

<!-- Beekeeping basics By Charles Sanders --> Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Bees have been managed for their honey production for about 5000 years or so. Especially for the...

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...

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Home Dairying

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Build a poultry killing cone

Self-Reliance

Farm and Garden

Tea for the garden

By Lisa Nourse We have poor soil and do our best to amend it with compost and manure every year. However, we feel our plants still need a boost throughout the growing season. We like...
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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 4:00 AM by a rooster singing “cock-a-doodle-doo.” At this time...
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