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Animals

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Finding the best dog for the country life

Good-bye old friend

Building

Stairs — The next level

By Skip Thomsen Website Exclusive • August, 2004 Any good carpenter can build a staircase. What we're talking about here is taking that staircase to the...

Build a stone wall

For large quantity food dehydration try this homemade gem from the...

Building and Using Wattle Fences

A river rock shower

Farm and Garden

Build a Heated Germination Bed

By Charles Sanders Issue #92 • March/April, 2005 Many of us who garden have learned the benefits of starting our own vegetable and flower plants. There...

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Garden Spaces for Small Places

Testing Soil

Victory Gardens

Americana and History

Catfish Biscuits

By Danny Fulks Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, grew up in southern Ohio where his parents worked the land and milked cows, and...

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

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

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

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

Food and recipes

The dandelion is a healthful, great tasting weed you can eat

Corn and nopalito salsa

Minestrone-hamburger soup

Cooking from long-term food storage

Self-reliance

Modify an E-Tool to make your own Combi-Tool

Moving on: A small town can be a haven during a depression

Flea market stories and strategies

Advice from second-time homesteaders

Energy

Standby battery charging techniques can ensure engine startups

Handy Keychain Mini-Gadgets

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Solar-powered refrigerators

Guns and Hunting

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • July, 2008 Fifty years ago, Savage Arms introduced a new bolt-action sporting rifle. In the gun world, this was news....

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Cold weather shooting considerations

Sight and sound enhancement

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,...