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Animals

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Bovine basics for beginners

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Animal disease traceability

Building

Gabion walls for form and function

By Joe Mooney Issue #153 • May/June, 2015 I think there has to be something ingrained in the human brain that loves things built of stone....

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

Build this sturdy large-capacity food dehydrator

Small engine maintenance for women

Build a deluxe barrel stove

Farm and Garden

Okra — Not Just for the South

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #58 • July/August, 1999 No one is quite sure about how okra seeds came to this country....

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

Propagating Grapes

Victory Gardens

Grow Your Own Dishrags

Americana and History

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

By Robert L. Williams Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 Many years ago, before I came to my senses and left public education for good, I was...

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

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

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Food and recipes

Humble stew

Artichoke Omelet Appetizer

Modify your oven to bake great bread

Fried Foods

Self-reliance

Jim Van Camp: Coffee roaster, painter

The fire wick fire starter

Food security 101, part 3: Why I love my vacuum sealer (and more)

The saga of Benjamin, the backwoods, homeschool boy who wanted to get a job

Energy

Solar system codes — Build it right!

Grid-down battery devices

Portable solar power

Power Up

Guns and Hunting

Building the coyote rifle

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 Feral dogs, coyotes, and those odd-looking "coy dogs" like to feed on my neighbors' livestock on occasion...

Canning game meat

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Reload your own brass

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Science

Testing Soil

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...

Zombie Apocalypse

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

The coming ice age

Politics and Commentary

Here are some answers to often-asked questions of anti-gunners

Guns, suicide prevention, and backwoods lifestyles

Helping crackpots kill kids

Against a rapist