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Animals

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Building

The Forever Floor

By David Lee Issue #92 • March/April, 2005 It is pretty devious starting off an article with an exaggeration but now that I have your attention...

Build A Hybrid Go-Kart For Kids For $150

Build a barrel stove

Stairs — The next level

Build Your Own Car Wash

Farm and Garden

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...

Build a Keyhole Garden

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

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...

The summer of ’35

The vanishing outhouse

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

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Food and recipes

Tricia’s chicken chili

Harvesting the wild: Acorns

Cool dishes for formal summer dining

Here are some tasty ways to use those end-of-season green tomatoes

Self-reliance

There’s no such thing as free land!

Couponing, refunding, and stockpiling will make your money stretch

Sewing and using cloth diapers is easier than you think

Bartering for bad times

Energy

Build your own battery charging station

Water: a safe supply when you’re off the grid

Solar suitcase

Waterpower for personal use

Guns and Hunting

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • January, 2004 Our three part series on firearms handling ends with this installment. In Part I, we covered handguns and...

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

Building the coyote rifle

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

Science

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 There's been a lot of talk in the mass media...