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Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Finding the best dog for the country life

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #172 • July/August, 2018 Like most young folks today, our son David graduated high school, got a job, and went to college...

Build A Hybrid Go-Kart For Kids For $150

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

Gardening for Treasure

By Alice B. Yeager Tomatoes are a boon to mankind in health benefits. It doesn't matter whether they are the large...

A Small Space Yields a Big Crop of Garlic

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!

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

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

Jackie’s tips for hardcore homesteading

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Tailoring guns to females

By Massad Ayoob Issue #131 • September/October, 2011 So, I'm sitting here in a hotel writing this, less than three hours after getting off the witness...

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

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...

Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest...

Confessions of a former liberal

Our energy crisis Part 2 — Nuclear energy is sensible and safe

The false argument about defending our freedom

Raising your own beef

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 Every time I sit down to enjoy a wonderful beef roast or perfectly grilled steak, I am so...

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

By Annie Duffy Issue #52 • July/August, 1998 "If you're going to make something that you want to last, why not start with good quality material,"...

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

For safety’s sake, homestead fuel storage must be handled properly

10 day survival pack for your vehicle for just $25

By Tom Kovach Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Testing the soil content of a garden is very important and is quite easy to do. Soil tests are needed because some plants prefer slightly acidic soil, while...

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of...

By Eugene Mitchell Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Whether young or old, lying in the grass and searching for four-leafed clovers is timeless fun. Sometimes they're so elusive, like the leprechaun, it seems they don't exist....