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Animals

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Bottle-raise a calf

Where our farm animals come from

Slaughtering and Butchering

Building

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...

Install rafters alone the easy way

Rural Building

Build A Hybrid Go-Kart For Kids For $150

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

Farm and Garden

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

By Corcceigh Green Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Isn't it funny how even the things we step on while walking on the lawn have value? I...

The Best City Garden

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Grow some winter squash this year

Americana and History

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

By Robert L. Williams Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 Many years ago, before I came to my senses and left public education for good, I was...

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

The greatest American who was never President

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

Constitution of the united States of America

Food and recipes

Baked barbeque beans

Dragon’s breath chili

Stewed tomatoes

Boston brown bread

Self-reliance

Small Town America: Thermopolis, WY — Horses and hot springs

Homeschooling your dylsexic kid

Defeating debt

Cash in on your household junk

Energy

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Why you need to addsolar to your emergencypower backup plans

Design calculations for no-head, low-head waterwheels

Energy class: Part 1

Guns and Hunting

Women and guns

By Massad Ayoob Issue #121 • January/February, 2010 In a time when what used to be called "the women's liberation movement" has achieved many of its...

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Use the right ammunition!

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Science

The world is ending! … Again?

By John Silveira Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 People love to talk about scary stuff. Especially when it's end-of-the-world scary, such as the big asteroid recently...