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Keeping homestead animals healthy

Goat birthing and raising kids

For summertime baking needs, build yourself an outdoor horno

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 My family has always been big on birthdays and holidaysincluding Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day, Fourth of July,...

Build a chicken house in a day

Adventures with a portable sawmill

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

By Roy Martin Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 A hotbed is a miniature greenhouse that is heated to protect new seedlings from cold. The hotbed differs...

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

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...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

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

You can safely and easily can your own meat

Mosquitoes outnumber us and no one likes them

Hypothermia — A real winter danger

Used bookstores can be sucessful in the hinterlands

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Standby battery charging techniques can ensure engine startups

Is steam power in your future?

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • January, 2004 Our three part series on firearms handling ends with this installment. In Part I, we covered handguns and...

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

The many benefits of garlic

By Joe Knight Issue #113 • September/October, 2008 Garlic, used throughout the world for the taste it adds to foods, is also well known for its...

Science and truth. Are they related?

The burglar does far more than steal!

The Electoral College — How we elect the President

Biological & chemical terrorism

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...

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

By Gene Sheley Issue #50 • March/April, 1998 Near the top of North America's wildlife food chain is the mountain lion, a close second to bears...

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

10 day survival pack for your vehicle for just $25

Moving to the wilderness — Turning the dream to reality

By Anita Evangelista Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 City gardens and country gardens are differentnot only in the amount of space each can fill, but in the types and quantities of...

Your Manure Pile — For Fuel, Fertilizer, and Maybe Even Improved Water Quality, You...

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 It's been well over a decade now since I first heard my friend Pete voice his amazement at my practice of spreading animal manure as a fertilizer....