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Animals

Build a poultry killing cone

Bottle-raise a calf

Redworm farming

Is that a good pig?

Building

Build a holz hausen to dry firewood

By Doug Fluckiger Issue #132 • November/December, 2011 My secret passion is tall, dark, and handsome. I may find her lying luxuriantly among a dark grove...

How to build a good fence for your homestead

A house a tornado helped build

Build a Composter

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

Farm and Garden

The Home Citrus Orchard

By Anita Evangelista Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 It may seem like an impossible dream if you live outside of southern Florida, California, or Texas, but...

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

Gardening Tips and Tricks

Currants and Gooseberries

Americana and History

Remembering what grandma used

By Marjorie Burris Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 My grandmother, Mary Etta Dillman Graham, was one of those frontier women who took life as it came;...

Fried chicken for breakfast

Grandpa’s justice

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Food and recipes

Pears in Caramel Syrup

Piccalilli — A late summer bonus

In search of the perfect cup of coffee

Preserve the harvest naturally through wild fermentation

Self-reliance

Getting logs

Frostbite — Don’t flirt with this sneaky danger

Teach your kids math with the banking game

Cold process goat milk soap

Energy

Portable solar power

Our journey to modern off-grid living

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too An interview with Stephen Heckeroth

Guns and Hunting

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

By Massad Ayoob Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 One reader writes to ask if military surplus rifles are still a good idea for hunting, recreational shooting,...

Canning game meat

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Sight and sound enhancement

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Science

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

By John Silveira Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 I once wrote a science fiction novel that I never tried to sell. Titled The Perfect Defense, its...