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Animals

Get to know your spiders

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

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Building

Solar Building Design

By Steven Heckeroth Issue #63 • May/June, 2000 Solar building design has been used since ancient times. In the more recent past, it has been more...

Install rafters alone the easy way

Easy awnings

Build your own portable forge

PVC pipe in the home, garden, farm, and workshop

Farm and Garden

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

By John Silveira Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 My engineer father was not fond of wasting time or energy. He was always searching for a better,...

Home-Grown Eggs

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

Here’s a Mighty Creative Way to Protect Your Plants from Animals

How to Grow Garlic

Americana and History

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

By John Silveira Issue #31 • January/February, 1995 "What were you listening to when I got to your house? Sounded nice. I don't think I've ever...

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

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

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

The vanishing outhouse

Food and recipes

Homemade pizza

Baked barbeque beans

Caribbean Catfish

Blackened Chicken With Guacamole And Black Beans

Self-reliance

The many benefits of garlic

Just for Kids: Some farinaceous folly

10 country do’s and don’ts

Cast iron

Energy

An $89 backup generator

Waterpower for personal use

Generators alone are not enough

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Guns and Hunting

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...

Choose your ammo… police style

Of guns and snakes

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

How to shoot a handgun accurately

Science

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...

The many benefits of garlic

A brief history of health and medicine

How big is the solar system?

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

Politics and Commentary

Consider the trades when it comes to your future ability to make money

A government with not enough to do, but lots of hungry mouths to feed

Terrorism in America — The armed citizen’s view

Common sense about burglary prevention