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Animals

Raising cattle on your own place

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

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Building

Build a lean-to greenhouse

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #154 • July/August, 2015 Just thinking about a greenhouse can stimulate the senses. In our minds' eyes, we can see the filtered...

A house a tornado helped build

Building and stocking your pantry

A recycled dresser makes a useful bathroom vanity

Build a log crib

Farm and Garden

A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

By Jackie Clay Issue #69 • May/June, 2001 There are many things parents can give their children, other than plastic toys or a few bucks to...

Grow some winter squash this year

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

Build a Composter

Americana and History

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

By Don Lewis Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The year was 1834, a year that didn’t really stand out as all that particularly important in American...

Fried chicken for breakfast

Catfish Biscuits

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

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Food and recipes

Salmon loaf

Shiitake mushrooms

Earth’s greatest cookies

Four Pepper Pheasant

Self-reliance

Just for Kids: Knock knock vinegar

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Power your bug-out bag

Flea market stories and strategies

Energy

Use solar landscape lights for emergencies

Prepper power! Part 1

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too An interview with Stephen Heckeroth

Add solar power to your truck camper

Guns and Hunting

The light at the end of the gun

By Massad Ayoob Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 Dave writes, "A few weeks ago I had to shoot a skunk in the chicken house, but the...

Building the coyote rifle

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Women and guns

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Science

Science and truth. Are they related?

By John Silveira Issue #46 • July/August, 1997 It was an argument about science. Dave and I were on one side, Dave's friends Tom and Bill,...

Testing Soil

Zombie Apocalypse

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Politics and Commentary

Understanding the gun debate, part 2

Why bureaucracy will likely destroy America

Do rural homeowners need guns for self-defense?

Concealed carry laws reduce crime

Animals

Raising Rabbits

By Linda Gabris Issue #133 • January/February, 2012 If you take pride and pleasure in growing your own organic garden foods and raising your own chemical-free...

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

By Darlene Polachic Issue #75 • May/June, 2002 If Henry Soderberg's predictions are right, Dorper sheep could revolutionize the meat sheep industry. A South African breed...

Home Dairying

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

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

Is that a good pig?

Self-Reliance

Modify an E-Tool to make your own Combi-Tool

Homestead burnout — What it is and how to avoid it

Take care of your knife

City boy, country boy

Farm and Garden

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

By Charles Sanders Issue #98 • March/April, 2006 There are mountains of old tires out there. Americans keep on rolling and tires keep on wearing out. Every year there is almost one scrap tire created for...

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Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

By Maggie Larsen Issue #86 • March/April, 2004 During a binge of spring cleaning, I ventured outside and began to renovate the exterior of my home, a 47-foot trailer in a mobile home park. While waiting...

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