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Animals

Building

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,...

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

Build your own portable forge

Make adobe bricks

Farm and Garden

Americana and History

Fried chicken for breakfast

By Danny Fulks Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, is one of those rare writers capable of painting a vivid picture of life back...

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

The greatest American who was never President

Food and recipes

Self-reliance

Energy

Guns and Hunting

How to shoot a handgun accurately

By Massad Ayoob Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 "I want you to do an article on how to shoot a handgun accurately," Dave Duffy told me....

Big boomer guns

Affordable firearms

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Choose your ammo… police style

Science

A brief history of health and medicine

By John Silveira Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 As little as a century ago, the average life span in the United States was 49 years. Today...

Gee-Whiz: Insects

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

Gee-Whiz: Alcohol

Theories of the universe

Politics and Commentary

Animals

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

By Jackie Clay Issue #111 • May/June, 2008 It goes without saying that preparedness is not for "radicals" or "weirdos" anymore. I picked up a preparedness...

Raising rabbits for profit

By Carrie Peterson Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 Whether or not you are fond of rabbit stew, raising rabbits for meat can be a great experience...

Switch your family to goat’s milk

Home Dairying

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Finding the best dog for the country life

Self-Reliance

Farm and Garden

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

By Jackie Clay Issue #67 • January/February, 2001 Start your garden this year while the snow is still on the ground. I start all of my own plants from seeds. One of my favorite winter pastimes...
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Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

By Roy Martin Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 A hotbed is a miniature greenhouse that is heated to protect new seedlings from cold. The hotbed differs from a cold frame in that it has an internal...
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