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Animals

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

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

Goat birthing and raising kids

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Building

Build a wood crib with free materials

By Mark R. Roach Issue #156 • November/December, 2015 Trying to stack wood so it stays up without falling can be a challenge. Just when you...

How to maintain a dirt road

Build a 6500-gallon concrete water tank for $1500

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

Farm and Garden

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

By R.E. Rawlinson Issue #173 • September/October, 2018 When compared to our ancestors, we are very lucky to have readily-available tools. Stores are full of anything...

Victory Gardens

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Home-Grown Eggs

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

Americana and History

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Friends and Fellow Citizens: The period for a new election of a citizen, to administer the executive government of the United States, being not...

The summer of ’35

Biological and chemical weapons through history

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

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

Food and recipes

Pickled chili peppers

Fish — This gourmet food is fun to catch, relatively easy to cook, and healthy to eat

Creamy white bean soup with kale

Winter baking warms the house

Self-reliance

10 tips for selling your homemade product

Getting out of Dodge — 10 Things I am doing to prepare for the move to the country

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Just for Kids: Some good clean fun!

Energy

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Solar Power 101: Inverters

Design calculations for no-head, low-head waterwheels

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Guns and Hunting

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • January, 2004 Our three part series on firearms handling ends with this installment. In Part I, we covered handguns and...

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

The light at the end of the gun

Catch your own bait

Building the coyote rifle

Science

Zombie Apocalypse

By John Silveira Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 "Can you survive a zombie apocalypse?" a familiar voice asked. I turned in my seat to see O.E. MacDougal,...