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Animals

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Good-bye old friend

Raising Rabbits

Building

Yurt Magic — Building an Enchanting Instant House

By Claire Wolfe Issue #76 • July/August, 2002 I awoke last night to a circle of moonlight reflected on a wall. It was so vivid I...

How to maintain a dirt road

Build a Top-Bar Bee Hive

Trusses — Low cost marvels to roof over most large spaces

Dorothy Ainsworth update: Out of the ashes

Farm and Garden

Growing Productive Strawberries

By Edna Manning Issue #86 • March/April, 2004 Here on the Canadian prairies, I have found strawberries to be perhaps one of the most delicious, least-demanding...

Gardening for Treasure

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

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

Americana and History

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

By John Silveira Issue #29 • September/October, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) It was...

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

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

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

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Food and recipes

Country-style Pork Stew

Hot Artichoke Dip

Dilled oyster crackers

Making good jerky

Self-reliance

Fully Involved

What to do when there’s no doctor

The cholesterol in your stovepipe can be fatal

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

Energy

Solar power trailer Part 1

Is steam power in your future?

Making and using a solar cooker

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Guns and Hunting

Firearms and cold weather considerations

By Massad Ayoob Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 Many of our readers have established their abodes in places which, during the winter months, do not exactly...

Building the coyote rifle

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

Science

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

By John Silveira Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 This is an article with both anecdotal evidence and science. It is about me, anxiety and depression, a...