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Animals

Redworm farming

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Raising your own beef

Raising cattle on your own place

Building

Build a Trail

By Claire Wolfe Standing near the top of the trail, looking down. The bright sunny spot in the middle distance will...

Build A Hybrid Go-Kart For Kids For $150

Three Raised Bed Designs

This coop is for the birds

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

Farm and Garden

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

By Brianna Stone  Issue #161 • September/October, 2016 This spring, my parents let me enlarge my...

Saving Seeds

Testing Soil

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Tracing a bean

Americana and History

Biological and chemical weapons through history

By John Silveira Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 The weather here on the coast of Oregon is nice almost all year-round, and there almost always seems...

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Constitution of the united States of America

Food and recipes

Quince preserves

Braised venison pepper steak

Ribeye Steak with Chianti Sauce

Apples and sweet potatoes

Self-reliance

The saga of Benjamin, the backwoods, homeschool boy who wanted to get a job

10 country do’s and don’ts

Space heater safety tips

Call me plumber

Energy

Handy Keychain Mini-Gadgets

Solar-powered chicken coop

Solar system codes — Build it right!

Keep the Ice On

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....