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Animals

Redworm farming

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

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

Bovine basics for beginners

Building

Vise Dremel Moto Tool mount

By Dana Martin Batory Issue #84 • November/December, 2003 Sometimes it seems two hands are not enough—three would be nice, four even better. This economical, easy...

Trusses — Low cost marvels to roof over most large spaces

From triumph to tragedy to triumph again. Dorothy Ainsworth makes her...

Build your own home in two years — Get a PhD...

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

Farm and Garden

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

By Nancy Wolcott Issue #61 • January/February, 2000 You are sitting there in your recliner chair in your small city apartment desperately longing for the day...

Jackie’s Garden Primer

Slug Zapper

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening

Americana and History

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

By John Silveira Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do you...