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Finding the best dog for the country life

Build a Heated Germination Bed

By Charles Sanders Issue #92 • March/April, 2005 Many of us who garden have learned the benefits of starting our own vegetable and flower plants. There...

Parge the ugly out of your concrete wall

Building and using wattle fences

Sweet Potato Greens

By Tim Scullen Issue #168 • November/December, 2017 By now, you’ve no doubt figured out how good chard, spinach, and kale are for you. But did...

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

Use Plastic to Get a Head Start on Corn in the...

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

By Alice B. Yeager and James O. Yeager Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 I was a girl of 8 when the stock market crashed in 1929....

Constitution of the united States of America

The greatest American who was never President

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

My garden — A springboard of food, pleasure, and history

More tips and tricks for the kitchen

The art of living in small spaces

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

A solar primer — How it works, how it’s made, what it costs

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

By Massad Ayoob Issue #45 • May/June, 1997 I take the Springfield Armory rifle out of the box, and savor it. I seldom do that with...

The light at the end of the gun

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

By John Silveira Issue #132 • November/December, 2011 I like "doomsday" scenarios even ridiculous ones, such as the supposed Mayan calendar prophecy for 2012 or...

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

Our energy crisis Part 3 — Alternative energy resources for the nation and for the self-reliant

My View: Gaining an Appreciation for Risk

Here are some answers to often-asked questions of anti-gunners

The state of freedom in America

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

By James Kash Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Broodiness is an avian behavior that is frowned upon in the world of agriculture. All industrial agriculturalists cull...

Animal disease traceability

By Patrice Lewis Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 In 2009, small farmers and ranchers breathed a sigh of relief. So did people worried about another curtailment...

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

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

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

10 ways to make money on your land

Teach speed reading to your children even if you can’t speed read yourself

How to begin taking wildlife photographs

Build a Composter

By Charles Sanders Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 As with most of the other facets of homesteading, composting can be as simple or as elaborate as you wish to make it. One of the easiest ways...

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...