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Animals

Bottle-raise a calf

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Slaughtering and Butchering

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Building

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

By Steve Maxwell How many times have you built an outdoor project out of wood, only to be disappointed by the deterioration that hit after...

Making and using a solar cooker

Renovating old walls

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

Rural Building

Farm and Garden

Tomatoes, the Essential Garden Crop

By Charles Sanders Issue #123 • May/June, 2010 Tomatoes are one of the most favored of all garden crops. They originated in South America, but in...

Jackie’s Garden Primer

Grow Open-Pollinated Tomatoes

Build a Composter

Gardening for Treasure

Americana and History

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

By John Silveira Issue #30 • November/December, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) (When we...

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

The summer of ’35

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

Food and recipes

Chicken San Francisco

Cannellini Bean And Mushroom Casserole

Venison Chili

Cultured milk — Food of centenarians

Self-reliance

Raising kids simply

Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel better

10 country do’s and don’ts

Sew a baby quilt in two days… for a lifetime of memories

Energy

Is steam power in your future?

Energy class: Part 3

Hydronic woodstoves

Millenium Vehicles

Guns and Hunting

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

By Claire Wolfe Issue #140 • March/April, 2013 My friend Jack pulled the car into a grassy clearing. We donned rubber boots, fetched a metal detector...

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Firearms and cold weather considerations

Use the right ammunition!

Women and guns

Science

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

By John Silveira Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 "What are you doing?" a voice asked. I looked up and saw O.E. MacDougal, Dave's poker-playing friend from Southern...