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Building

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

By Robert Van Putten Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 Apples are an important food resource for us. Every year we store hundreds of pounds in our...

Five building tricks for super strong framing

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

Yurt Magic — Building an Enchanting Instant House

Farm and Garden

Your Manure Pile — For Fuel, Fertilizer, and Maybe Even Improved...

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 It's been well over a decade now since I first heard my friend Pete voice his amazement...

Companion Planting

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

Currants and Gooseberries

Mid-season planting

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 time-travel ad

Biological and chemical weapons through history

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

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

Food and recipes

Self-reliance

Energy

Guns and Hunting

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

By Massad Ayoob Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 In the long love affair between America and the rifle, there has never been an interlude quite as...

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

How to shoot a handgun accurately

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Reload your own brass

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) —...

Gee-Whiz: Bad Fish, Big Fish

The coming ice age

How big is the solar system?

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

Politics and Commentary

Animals

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

By Jackie Clay Issue #111 • May/June, 2008 It goes without saying that preparedness is not for "radicals" or "weirdos" anymore. I picked up a preparedness...

Build a poultry killing cone

By Allen Easterly Issue #135 • May/June, 2012 You've worked hard and spent many hours raising your pretty flock of meat chickens from eggs or chicks...

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Is that a good pig?

Finding the best dog for the country life

Self-Reliance

Farm and Garden

Raised Bed Gardening — Neat and Productive

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #74 • March/April, 2002 Are you tired of raising a big row crop garden—one that keeps you busy from dawn until dusk? Do you really need to raise enough vegetables to...
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Garden Spaces for Small Places

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden. — Minnie Aumonier Yes, and if your budget is lean and you want something green, there's...
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