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Animals

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Finding the best dog for the country life

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Building

Ambidextrous chainsaw filing

By Thomas Brewer Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 I am not ambidextrous. My wife, Judith, uses chopsticks with either hand or even both hands at once....

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too...

Build Your Own Car Wash

We built John Silveira’s chicken coop/garden

A salvaged oak floor for $5

Farm and Garden

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

By John Silveira Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 My engineer father was not fond of wasting time or energy. He was always searching for a better,...

The Best City Garden

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

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

Americana and History

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

By John Silveira Issue #29 • September/October, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) It was...

Constitution of the united States of America

Fly it proudly and properly

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Fried chicken for breakfast

Food and recipes

Dragon’s breath chili

Raspberry ketchup

Lamb and Apricot Pilaff

Comfort foods of Ireland – hearty recipes from Grandma’s old file box

Self-reliance

Wash day

A worthwhile journey

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Foraging for wild berries

Energy

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

Solar Power 101 — Solar arrays

Standby battery charging techniques can ensure engine startups

Guns and Hunting

Air power superiority

When a well-placed shot is required, when stealth and quiet are called for, an air rifle may be the best option. By Gary Lewis Issue #151 • January/February,...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Firearms — Tools of rural living

The light at the end of the gun

Science

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

By John Silveira Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 "What are you doing?" a voice asked. I looked up and saw O.E. MacDougal, Dave's poker-playing friend from Southern...