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Animals

Building

A cabin for one

By Lee Greiman Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 Between 1989 and 1990 I built a 20 by 20-foot log house on the Musselshell River in Montana....

Turning a $10,000 House into a Home — Part 1: Salvaging...

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

The Forever Floor

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

Farm and Garden

Saving Seeds

By Jackie Clay Issue #129 • May/June, 2011 I go through dozens of garden seed catalogs in preparation for each year's new (and better!) garden. I...

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Meat For the Homestead

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Build a Keyhole Garden

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...

Grandpa’s justice

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

The vanishing outhouse

Food and recipes

Self-reliance

Energy

Guns and Hunting

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 Everything's getting more expensive. Food. Gasoline. Guns and ammunition. Not everyone who appreciates the rural lifestyle was "born...

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

The Appleseed Project

Science

The ‘risks’ with Swine Flu

By John Silveira Issue #118 • July/August, 2009 Do we have anything to worry about the reemergence of Swine Flu — Novel Influenza A (H1N1) —...

The coming ice age

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

Testing Soil

Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest...

Politics and Commentary

Animals

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

By Jayn Steidl Thibodeau Issue #36 • November/December, 1995 Have you ever had this happen to you? You've opened the refrigerator door for a cold, refreshing...

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

By Anita Evangelista Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 Multimillionaire J. Paul Getty was once asked the secret of becoming rich. He's reported to have said, "I...

The homestead cat

Home Dairying

Finding the best dog for the country life

Build a poultry killing cone

Self-Reliance

Farm and Garden

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

By Robert Van Putten Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 Apples are an important food resource for us. Every year we store hundreds of pounds in our root cellar where they will keep for up to six...
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Gardening the Year ‘Round

By Alice B. Yeager Website Exclusive • September, 2006 Normally, we gardeners tend to make plans to begin planting our gardens during early spring. We select vegetables such as garden peas, lettuce, mustard, radishes, onions, and...
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