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Keeping Dairy Goats

Hunting With The Ancient Atlatl

“Alternative” Libraries

Bike Foraging

In the garden

Gardening After Sixty

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Nearly all of us garden in some form or another. After all, isn’t growing our own food one of the tenets of...

Amen To The Praying Mantis

Rhubarb: The Pioneers’ Pie Plant

Fruits For The Far North

Amaranth: The Herb That Keeps On Giving

In the workshop

Try Harvesting Smaller Diameter Firewood With A Bow Saw And Sawbuck

Knife Sharpening: The Coarse Truth About A Fine Skill

Yakisugi 焼杉

Make Homestead Milk Soap

In the self-reliant home

Working My Way Up — Part 1: Living In A Storage Shed

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...

Keeping Clean

By Angeline Hawkes Bar soap. Baking Soda. Salt. Bleach. These four cleansers can be used to clean wounds, keep up with hygiene, wash dishes, implements,...

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

Impromptu Shelters

Bike Foraging

Harvesting Wild Blackberries

Catching And Cooking Crayfish

Dangerous Snakes Of The Backwoods

The Many Uses Of The Slippery Elm Tree

In the kitchen

Feta Cheese

A Plethora Of Plums

Make Homemade Butter — Without Owning A Cow

Avoiding Botulism When Canning Food

Healthy, Budget-Friendly, Delicious Grains

Homemade Condiments Add A Gourmet Touch To Almost Any Meal

Holiday Treats

Stuffed Vegetables