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Raising cattle on your own place

Build a pizza oven

By Mike Lorenzen Issue #143 • September/October, 2013 About a year ago, my wife and I traveled around Italy by car. We had lots of wood-fired...

Install rafters alone the easy way

Build a cold smoker so you can make delicious squaw candy

Tracing a bean

By Wren Everett The beans came to me as an accident. In the early spring of 2023, I was scouring The Exchange (exchange.seedsavers.org/home) — an online...

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

By John Silveira Issue #30 • November/December, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) (When we...

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Constitution of the united States of America

Cultured milk — Food of centenarians

A guide to buying silver and gold

A solar primer — How it works, how it’s made, what it costs

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

Affordable firearms

By Massad Ayoob Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 Knowing that frugality is one of the cornerstones of rural living, Editor Annie Tuttle suggested that I tackle...

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

How big is the solar system?

By John Silveira Issue #60 • November/December, 1999 In artists' renderings of the solar system we often see the sun represented by a small sphere with...

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

How do you save freedom in America?

Every group needs a black sheep

Where our farm animals come from

Issue #105 • May/June, 2007 We don't know how far back the domestication of animals goes. But we...

Finding the best dog for the country life

By Anita Evangelista Issue #63 • May/June, 2000 When you're looking for a dog to fit into your country life, there are few other topics as...

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Couponing, refunding, and stockpiling will make your money stretch

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Funerals don’t have to be expensive

By Kristina Seleshanko When we purchased our mountaintop homestead, I was excited to discover four blueberry bushes that were already established on our property. Not all of them were large, but they were an excellent...

Gardening for Treasure

By Alice B. Yeager Tomatoes are a boon to mankind in health benefits. It doesn't matter whether they are the large or small varieties. Issue #93 • May/June, 2005 When we dig in...