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Animals

Where our farm animals come from

Brooder in a box

Get to know your spiders

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Building

Build a homestead Copy Cart

By Charles Sanders Issue #45 • July/August, 1997 I don't know too many homesteaders, gardeners, or small farmers who haven't at one time or another wished...

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too...

Make your own lumber with a chainsaw mill

Build your own home in two years — Get a PhD...

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Farm and Garden

Growing Potatoes in Straw

By Habeeb Salloum Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 Virtually unknown to people in other parts of the world, the inhabitants in the Northern European countries have...

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Americana and History

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

By John Silveira Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 It was snowing and three of us were up at the office. Dave Duffy, the fellow who publishes...

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Food and recipes

Zucchini casserole

Ten Marinades For Summer

Fried Foods

Brew your own root beer

Self-reliance

Build a holz hausen to dry firewood

Small Town America: Thermopolis, WY — Horses and hot springs

Choosing a chain saw

A young couple moves to the country

Energy

Powering medical equipment during a utility blackout

Installing your own small, remote off-grid solar system

Energy class: Part 3

Job site solar power

Guns and Hunting

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • December, 2003 In Part I, we began a series of refreshers on safety and proper handling of firearms. This time,...

The light at the end of the gun

Reload your own brass

Moderate power firearms

Catch your own bait

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...