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Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

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

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Building your chicken coop

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Here's a coop we built from pallets and scrap lumber. The goats lived in one end and the...

Simplify life in your backwoods home by using these easy mountain...

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

By Joe Mooney Issue #147 • May/June, 2014 I've always found the use of seasonal rains by native peoples very fascinating. From the diversion of floodwaters...

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

Seven tactics for planning next year’s garden

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

Fried chicken for breakfast

By Danny Fulks Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, is one of those rare writers capable of painting a vivid picture of life back...

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

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

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

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

You can become a hardcore forager

Paring down for off-grid living

Just for Kids: Visit the great prairies

Frostbite — Don’t flirt with this sneaky danger

An easier way to cut firewood By Larry LaVan

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Solar power for farm and ranch

Building the coyote rifle

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 Feral dogs, coyotes, and those odd-looking "coy dogs" like to feed on my neighbors' livestock on occasion...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Science and truth. Are they related?

By John Silveira Issue #46 • July/August, 1997 It was an argument about science. Dave and I were on one side, Dave's friends Tom and Bill,...

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

How to achieve affordable health care

Climate Change Theory: science or religion?

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

Dark Winter — A simulated terrorist attack on three American cities using weaponized smallpox

Raising your own beef

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 Every time I sit down to enjoy a wonderful beef roast or perfectly grilled steak, I am so...

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...

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

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

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Finding wealth you can wear at yard sales

Water development for the homestead: Ponds, cisterns, and tanks

Homemade Toys! — Easy to make, fun to play with, and great for gifts!

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of...

By Eugene Mitchell Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Whether young or old, lying in the grass and searching for four-leafed clovers is timeless fun. Sometimes they're so elusive, like the leprechaun, it seems they don't exist....

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

By Ben Richards Issue #154 • July/August, 2015 As most people are already aware, hydroponics is the practice of growing plants without soil. This is done by using a water-based nutrient solution to deliver the necessary...