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Animals

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Once a day milking

Goat birthing and raising kids

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Building

A house a tornado helped build

By Robert L. Williams Issue #16 • July/August, 1992 On May 5, 1989, tornadoes ripped through parts of three western North Carolina counties, including ours, and...

Shelves and benches

Build a compost tumbler

Building your chicken coop

How to maintain a dirt road

Farm and Garden

Blueberry Cash Crop

By Ed Mashburn Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 My almost two-year-old grandson loves blueberries. Put a bowl of those round blue jewels in front of him,...

Propagating Plants

Growing Productive Strawberries

Victory Gardens

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

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...

Fly it proudly and properly

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

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

The time-travel ad

Food and recipes

Egg thingies

Ashe Torsh

Homemade baking extracts

Cheddar Breakfast Pizza

Self-reliance

Boost your income by adding a processing step to what you sell

Here’s how to make a musical bamboo flute

Based on years of personal experience, here are 10 good tips for homeschooling your children

For health & comfort, try wild herbal teas

Energy

Solar-powered refrigerators

Prepper power! Part 2

Millenium Vehicles

A small creek provides plenty of power for this off-grid home

Guns and Hunting

Air power superiority

When a well-placed shot is required, when stealth and quiet are called for, an air rifle may be the best option. By Gary Lewis Issue #151 • January/February,...

Moderate power firearms

Thoughts on ammunition

Firearms and cold weather considerations

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Science

The gee-whiz! page — Cats: Why they rule our world

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 House cats A recent Gallup poll showed that cat ownership is pretty much evenly distributed between men and...