The New Pioneer

The New Pioneer is your guide to everything the land has to offer. Every issue is packed with useful how-to information for back-to-the-landers, plus spotlight pieces on couples and families that have actually “been there, and done that” with success! The New Pioneer is also chock full of expert advice on must-have tools and homestead gear, planting and farming, strategies for achieving energy independence and buying rural land, do-it-yourself projects and how to get the most out of living the rural life.

Three Cheers for New Pioneers

THE NEW Pioneer

home AND garden hacks • EIGHT SIMPLE WAYS TO SAVE TIME AND EFFORT COME AUTUMN

Turkeys, Trust & A Trio • The formula for success at the Diestel family ranch: 1+1+1=10

HEIDI’S BALANCING ACT

JASON’S ADVICE FOR WANNABES

TIPS FOR HEALTHY TURKEYS

DIESTEL FAMILY BOLOGNESE RECIPE

Life On Milkweed Farm • LUCRETIA WOODRUFF AND OTHER FEMALE FARMERS ARE DEDICATED TO BIODYNAMIC FARMING

A CLIMATE VICTORY GARDEN • Scott Goode is teaching people to use soil for more than just food and flowers

CLIMATE VICTORY GARDEN PLANNING

BANTAM FAQS • GET TO KNOW THESE SMALL BUT MIGHTY FLOCK MEMBERS

YAKETY YAKS • Raising these prehistoric-looking animals for fun, meat and profit

THE YAK COMEBACK

6 FUN YAK FACTS

HAIL to the QUAIL! • BOBWHITE FARMING MIGHT JUST BE AN EGG-CELLENT VENTURE FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD

Build Your Own BEE HIVE • This one’s about as easy to make as it gets

Soggy Bottom Solutions

10 ESSENTIALS BACKYARD • With these items, you can create a bountiful, refreshing, private haven of your own

IT WORKED FOR ME • A cool collection of money-saving DIY projects for enthusiastic new pioneers

TALKIN’ ’BOUT SMALL GENERATORS • A guide to buying your best defense against an ailing electrical grid

DON’T GET FOOLED BY MOTHER NATURE

Getting Into Hot Water • A look at today’s alternative, non-electric water heaters

Pure Drinking Water • GET TO KNOW YOUR OPTIONS BEFORE CHOOSING A HOME FILTRATION SYSTEM

CRACKING THE CODES ON WATER FILTERS

BORN-AGAIN BATHROOMS • Here is what to do if one of your home’s most vital spaces needs an overhaul

NOTES ON LIGHT & ELECTRIC

Eclectic Southern Eatery • Get inspired (and hungry) by Chef Jessica Hanners’ return to her roots

SOUTHERN STYLE BUTTERMILK BISCUITS

FOOD-TRICK SIDESHOW

PICKLED ONIONS

Brewing Vinegar • The easy way to turn fruit scraps into what may be the world’s oldest condiment

SCRAP VINEGAR • YIELD: ABOUT 2 QUARTS

PICKLING POINTERS • AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CANNING, USE THIS GUIDE FOR SAVING YOUR SUMMER’S BOUNTY

Making Mudcloth • The trendy fabric now being used on everything from curtains to T-shirts

THE FERMENTATION SCHOOL

FIREARMS On The FARM • A primer for protecting the home and loved ones with the right guns and training

Forge Your Own BRANCH DRAG • A DIY tool that will make it easier to move fallen tree limbs and more

WILD PORK For DINNER • If you don’t raise your own domestic hogs for pork, consider hunting wild hogs

BUTCHERING & COOKING SAFETY NOTES

BEHOLD THE MINI DRAGON • Robust flames tailored perfectly for multiple modern-homestead tasks

THE MALT MAVENS • In Oregon’s high desert, a family of maltsters is creatively mastering their craft

A BRIEF HISTORY OF MALTS

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