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Animals

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Where our farm animals come from

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Building

Make your own lumber with a chainsaw mill

By Jacqueline Tresl Issue #39 • May/June, 1996 Milling a board with a chainsaw lumber-maker. Figure1: The pieces. Beams, joists and walls were made with a chainsaw mill. Figure...

Install rafters alone the easy way

For large quantity food dehydration try this homemade gem from the...

The Mini-Skyline — A homemade yarder to bring firewood up a...

Ambidextrous chainsaw filing

Farm and Garden

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

By Tom Kovach Issue #61 • January/February, 2000 Winter is a good time to plan your spring tree plantings, deciding what and where you want to...

Home-Grown Eggs

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

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

Sweet Potato Greens

Americana and History

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

By John Silveira Issue #31 • January/February, 1995 "What were you listening to when I got to your house? Sounded nice. I don't think I've ever...

Remembering what grandma used

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Grandpa’s justice

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Food and recipes

The real “Q” — Barbecue the way it’s supposed to be

Irish coffee

Salmon candy and pickles — Two unique ways to enjoy your next catch

Turkey the old-fashioned way

Self-reliance

Just for Kids: Some farinaceous folly

Homestead burnout — What it is and how to avoid it

Homemade skin care products

Preparing for a Temporary Catastrophe

Energy

Solar-powered water purifiers

Generators alone are not enough

Standby battery charging techniques can ensure engine startups

Install a mobile, solar powered toilet

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,...

Air power superiority

Choose your ammo… police style

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Science

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...