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Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #138 • November/December, 2012 Keeping fresh water in front of our livestock in the winter has always been somewhat of a problem....

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

How to Grow Great Carrots

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #153 • May/June, 2015 Carrots are an old-time homesteader favorite. They can be frozen, canned, dehydrated, or simply stored in a cool...

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

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

By John Silveira Issue #29 • September/October, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) It was...

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

The greatest American who was never President

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Just for Kids: Some pioneer recipes

Used bookstores can be sucessful in the hinterlands

Just for Kids: Some farinaceous folly

Seed art — It’s fun to collect the seeds and create these unusual pictures

A canoe livery — An honest, clean business

Solar Power 101 — Solar arrays

Use solar landscape lights for emergencies

Choose your ammo… police style

By Massad Ayoob Issue #93 • May/June, 2005 One of our greatest modern gun experts, Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC, Ret., once made the observation that...

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

By John Silveira Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 "What are you doing?" a voice asked. I looked up and saw O.E. MacDougal, Dave's poker-playing friend from Southern...

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

How environmental ideology hurts the solar energy industry

Understanding the gun debate, part 2

The Electoral College — How we elect the President

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

By Jackie Clay Issue #111 • May/June, 2008 It goes without saying that preparedness is not for "radicals" or "weirdos" anymore. I picked up a preparedness...

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

By Amanda J. Kemp Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 Spring brings the pitter-patter of little feet in the mud, games of tag, and raucous quacks. While...

Goat birthing and raising kids

Keeping homestead animals healthy

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Seed art — It’s fun to collect the seeds and create these unusual pictures

Breastfeeding — Babies love it, and for good reason

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

By John Murray  Issue #158 • March/April, 2016 For country landowners who desire a way to supplement their income, operating a small roadside farm stand is an excellent business venture. Produce which is harvested on a...

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 When you mention "garden," everybody immediately thinks of sweet corn, green beans, and tomatoes, with a few peppers and cucumbers thrown in. But a whole lot of folks,...