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Animals

Redworm farming

Once a day milking

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Raising rabbits for profit

Building

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

By Roy Martin Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 A hotbed is a miniature greenhouse that is heated to protect new seedlings from cold. The hotbed differs...

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

Build a lean-to greenhouse

Choosing a chain saw

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader, part 2

Farm and Garden

Sweet Potato Greens

By Tim Scullen Issue #168 • November/December, 2017 By now, you’ve no doubt figured out how good chard, spinach, and kale are for you. But did...

Use Plastic to Get a Head Start on Corn in the...

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Three Raised Bed Designs

Americana and History

Grandpa’s justice

By Tom Kovach Issue #65 • September/October, 2000 Having the best vegetable garden in the village might put food on the table and make some money...

The vanishing outhouse

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

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

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

Food and recipes

Quince preserves

Hearty breakfast fillets

Fried Foods

Pickled nopalitos

Self-reliance

Pysanki — You can make those biddies pay!

Just for Kids: Some farinaceous folly

Make coiled rugs from scrap material

A view of self-reliance from a more timid perspective — A woman’s opinion

Energy

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs

Power-up bag

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

Energy class: Part 3

Guns and Hunting

The light at the end of the gun

By Massad Ayoob Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 Dave writes, "A few weeks ago I had to shoot a skunk in the chicken house, but the...

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Affordable firearms

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Tailoring guns to females

Science

The ‘risks’ with Swine Flu

By John Silveira Issue #118 • July/August, 2009 Do we have anything to worry about the reemergence of Swine Flu Novel Influenza A (H1N1) ...

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

Gee-Whiz: Alcohol

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

Politics and Commentary

The unheralded roots of America’s freedoms

Stumbling over your own stupidity

Defending against terrorists

Lessons for My Children, Chapter 2: Statistics, history, and the rise of the Underground Economy