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Goat birthing and raising kids

A salvaged oak floor for $5

By Robert L. Williams Issue #59 • September/October, 1999 Several months ago we decided we did not want to install a traditional bedroom floor of plywood...

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too...

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

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 Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

By John Silveira Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 It was one of those days I love. We were between deadlines and Dave, Bill, Mac, and I...

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

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

Help your home survive in the path of a wildfire

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Amateur Ham Radio – The Ultimate Tool for Survival Communications

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #101 • September/October, 2006 The year was 1873. Samuel Colt had invented the revolveror at least introduced it to Americain 1836. The...

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

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...

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

Paying for social security with worthless $

The attack on Colin Powell prompts questions I’m not supposed to ask

Fake lawsuits, stacked juries, and LAWYERS!

Is that a good pig?

By Kim Dieter Issue #129 • May/June, 2011 Lean ham, roasts, chops, savory sausage, and thick slices of bacon are the reason pigs are raised at...

Raising cattle on your own place

By Charles Sanders Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Winter won't last forever. It won't be long before spring will arrive and pastures will start to green...

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel better

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Couponing, refunding, and stockpiling will make your money stretch

A view of self-reliance from a more timid perspective — A woman’s opinion

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #149 • September/October, 2014 While growing up in Detroit, we had no nut trees in our yard (though we did have seedlings before I left home). That didn't stop my parents, though....

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

By Jereme Zimmerman  Issue #161 • September/October, 2016 Bamboo: The very word evokes an image of groves of tall, leafy plants swaying gently through the air...