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Animals

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Bottle-raise a calf

Building

Turning a $10,000 House into a Home — Part 1: Salvaging...

By Claire Wolfe Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 December 2012. Welcome to my house as I first saw it. The door opens onto a dirt-floored room. It's...

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

Gabion walls for form and function

Woodbarrow

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

Farm and Garden

Naughty Peppers

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #62 • March/April, 2000 If you are prudish, narrow-minded or puritanical, read no further as this article...

Gardening for Treasure

Currants and Gooseberries

Growing Strawberries

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

Americana and History

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776 When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political...

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

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

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

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Food and recipes

Chicken Saltimbocca with Escarole

Nameless salad and dressing

Canning chickens for the pantry

Successful cold storage

Self-reliance

Vinegar — A splash is all you need for healthful eating, natural healing, and sparkling home

Making apple pectin

Homemade Toys! — Easy to make, fun to play with, and great for gifts!

Getting out of Dodge — 10 Things I am doing to prepare for the move to the country

Energy

Build a community assistance recharging station

Power-up bag

Millenium Vehicles

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

Guns and Hunting

Use the right ammunition!

By Massad Ayoob Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 The purpose of the gun is to fire ammunition. It follows that the ammunition should be the correct...

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

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 MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

Science and truth. Are they related?

Gee-Whiz: Coffee

Gee-Whiz: Trees

Politics and Commentary

Armed and Female

Why oil and other fossil fuels are good

How to fix your aching back using the McKenzie Method

That old survivalist mumbo jumbo and 10 reasons why it makes sense

Animals

Raising your own beef for your family

By Charles Sanders Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 For most homesteaders, the raising of livestock plays a crucial role in the home based economy. The types...

Redworm farming

By Charles Sanders Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 If you are looking for a way to earn extra income, a retirement job, or even a new...

Raising your own beef

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Self-Reliance

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

Teach your kids math with the banking game

This country job really rocks

Woolen winter mittens in minutes

Farm and Garden

How to Grow Garlic

By Melissa Souza Issue #167 • September/October, 2017 Garlic is easy and rewarding to grow. I use it throughout the year, as it is extremely easy to store. Garlic is one of the most commonly used...

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A Small Space Yields a Big Crop of Garlic

By Howard Tuckey Issue #131 • September/October, 2011 In less than an hour last fall, I tilled up a 4x8 foot garden bed and planted 250 seed cloves of Chesnok and Russian Red garlic. I've been...

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