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Animals

Raising your own beef

Good-bye old friend

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

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Building

How to maintain a dirt road

By Marjorie Burris Issue #48 • November/December, 1997 It is our job to maintain two and one half miles of dirt road if we want to...

Building a $3,000 Barn

Build your own repeating mouse trap

Stairs — The next level

We built John Silveira’s chicken coop/garden

Farm and Garden

Growing the Eternal Tomato

By Leonard Trebor Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 It's an old story to longtime gardeners (and a new story to novices): each spring you buy some...

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

Your Manure Pile — For Fuel, Fertilizer, and Maybe Even Improved...

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

Americana and History

Fly it proudly and properly

By Roger Meyer Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Since September 11, 2001, more Americans are displaying the national flag. Our flag gives us a sense of...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Remembering what grandma used

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Food and recipes

Never too busy to make bread

Making Yogurt

Preserve the harvest naturally through wild fermentation

Pecan twerps

Self-reliance

In the classroom and at home, this system will help you grow self-reliant kids

Circle of friends

How to maintain your chimney

Make your own firestarters

Energy

Generators alone are not enough

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

Battery powered weekend retreat

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Guns and Hunting

How big a gun do you need?

By Massad Ayoob Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 We Americans like to do things in a big way. Big houses. Big cars. Big boats. And, yes,...

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Women and guns

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Science

Zombie Apocalypse

By John Silveira Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 "Can you survive a zombie apocalypse?" a familiar voice asked. I turned in my seat to see O.E. MacDougal,...