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Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Switch your family to goat’s milk

How to build a good fence for your homestead

By Charles Sanders Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 One of the basic fixtures on a homestead...

Build a holz hausen to dry firewood

Parge the ugly out of your concrete wall

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Growing the Eternal Tomato

By Leonard Trebor Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 It's an old story to longtime gardeners (and a new story to novices): each spring you buy some...

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Friends and Fellow Citizens: The period for a new election of a citizen, to administer the executive government of the United States, being not...

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

How to organize an outdoor canning party

Solar Power 101 — Solar arrays

Build a community assistance recharging station

The light at the end of the gun

By Massad Ayoob Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 Dave writes, "A few weeks ago I had to shoot a skunk in the chicken house, but the...

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Firearms and cold weather considerations

Theories of the universe

By Dave Duffy Issue #66 • November/December, 2000 In a relatively short span of time, mankind has travelled from profound ignorance of our planet and the...

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

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

Loading the gun for a dictatorship

Keeping homestead animals healthy

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 As a veterinary field technician for more than 20 years, I saw firsthand the frustration and heartbreak when...

A contrary guide to feeding animals

By Beth Greenwood Issue #135 • May/June, 2012 The Purinas, Cargills, and Con-Agras of the world would have you believe that they and they alone have...

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Raising cattle on your own place

Just for Kids: Some good clean fun!

Easy-to-make reusable coffee filters

Grandma will love this personal ‘Helping Hands’ wall hanging

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 Potato plants need plenty of sunshine, a well drained soil, and no weed or grass interference. Ideal soil is a loose sandy loam with plenty of humus...

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

By Tom Kovach Issue #61 • January/February, 2000 Winter is a good time to plan your spring tree plantings, deciding what and where you want to plant. When spring arrives you'll be ready. Spring is the best...