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Managing the dairy goat buck

Melon Pits, Sheet Composting, And Compost Tea

Tips For The New Gardener

Pacific Northwest Megaquake — It May Be Just Around The Corner

In the garden

Amen To The Praying Mantis

By Allen Easterly Over the teeth and past the gums, look out stomach here it comes. I don’t know if that’s the prayer being said...

Cut Garden Costs By Saving Seeds

Rhubarb: The Garden’s Tart Treat

Gardening After Sixty

Amaranth: The Herb That Keeps On Giving

In the workshop

The $12 workbench

Composting with worms

A-Frame Huts For Small Animals

Try Harvesting Smaller Diameter Firewood With A Bow Saw And Sawbuck

In the self-reliant home

How We Homeschool

Are There Holes In Your Preparedness Plan?

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Providing for your family is a basic self-reliance tenet. I don’t look at myself as a “prepper” (a word referring to folks...

A Beginner’s Guide To Preparedness

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson I’ve written a lot about food storage for a preparedness pantry in the past. Much of it is now found in the...

In the barnyard

The circle of homesteading

By Patrice Lewis It all started one day about 20 years ago when I was cleaning the barn. My task involved shoveling manure into a compost...

Managing the dairy goat buck

Easy shepherding with Shetland sheep

These Six Easy Tips Will Help Protect Your Dog’s Health

Off To A Good Start — Newborn Goats And The First...

In the woods

7 Plants To Forage In Summer

Catching And Cooking Crayfish

The Many Uses Of The Slippery Elm Tree

Dangerous Snakes Of The Backwoods

Harvesting Wild Blackberries

Impromptu Shelters

In the kitchen

Bean And Pumpkin Soup

Stuffed Vegetables

Healthy, Budget-Friendly, Delicious Grains

Avoiding Botulism When Canning Food

Make Bone Broth

Croquettes — The Super Duper Meat Stretcher

Zucchini: The Most Versatile Fruit In Your Garden

Apple Preserves