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Animals

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

Redworm farming

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Building

Eye-catching signs with mirrors

By David Lee Issue #144 • November/December, 2013 The reflected image in the mirrored letters give a "see-through" illusion to the sign and the tree. Stained glass...

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

Here’s an Easier (and Cheaper) Way to Make Wooden Beams

Build a cold smoker so you can make delicious squaw candy

How to Install a Steel Roof

Farm and Garden

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

By Roy Martin Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 A hotbed is a miniature greenhouse that is heated to protect new seedlings from cold. The hotbed differs...

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Americana and History

Fried chicken for breakfast

By Danny Fulks Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, is one of those rare writers capable of painting a vivid picture of life back...

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

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

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

The barnyard scramble

Food and recipes

Make sourdough with wild yeast

Make elderberry syrup for flu season

Challah

Sourdough simplified

Self-reliance

Storm survivors

Cash in on your household junk

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Buy your country place from the government

Energy

Making and using a solar cooker

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

Guns and Hunting

Sight and sound enhancement

By Massad Ayoob Issue #71 • September/October, 2001 Enhancing vision and hearing can make you a safer, more effective shooter, and sometimes can save human lives. Captain...

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Catch your own bait

Tailoring guns to females

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...