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Building

New invention— The Fencerunner

By Dietmar Berg Issue #68 • March/April, 2001 Here's a gadget I developed to run barb or barbless wire. You mount it on the back of...

Yurt Magic — Building an Enchanting Instant House

Make adobe bricks

Rural Building

Building and stocking your pantry

Farm and Garden

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

By Gail Butler Issue #124 • July/August, 2010 When friends stop by for a visit I like to offer them a hospitable and healthful libation of...

Fruit Trees

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

Propagating Grapes

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Americana and History

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

By John Silveira Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 It was snowing and three of us were up at the office. Dave Duffy, the fellow who publishes...

Catfish Biscuits

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

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

Food and recipes

Self-reliance

Energy

Guns and Hunting

Reload your own brass

By Dale Petry Issue #132 • November/December, 2011 Not long ago a friend called to say he had seen an unusual rifle at the local gun...

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Moderate power firearms

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Science

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

By John Silveira (aka O.E. MacDougal) May/June 2017 Backwoods Home The greatest inventions in history are the ones we now take for granted. Fire and the...

Gee-Whiz: Coffee

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

The world is ending! … Again?

Politics and Commentary

Animals

Bovine basics for beginners

By Patrice Lewis Issue #122 • March/April, 2010 Congratulations. You've escaped the city life and are now the proud owners of your little plot of rural...

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

...while leaving the carcass and feathers intact! By Dr. Roger W. Grim, D.C. Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 Figure 1. With a trash bag properly fitted around...

Raising your own beef

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Once a day milking

Where our farm animals come from

Self-Reliance

Farm and Garden

Gardening Tips and Tricks

By Charles Sanders Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 Gardeners are an ingenious lot. Trial and error, time, study, observation, and experience all help us to come up with ideas that result in better gardens, more produce,...
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Home-Grown Eggs

By Allen Easterly Issue #165 • May/June, 2017 Maybe you’ve thought about keeping a few chickens for their eggs but didn’t want to be awakened at 4:00 AM by a rooster singing “cock-a-doodle-doo.” At this time...
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