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Building

Build a deluxe barrel stove

By David Lee Issue #108 • November/December, 2007 Winter is coming again, pretty much on schedule in spite of global warming, and it will be cold,...

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

This coop is for the birds

Tools and hardware for the backwoods home

Build a Top-Bar Bee Hive

Farm and Garden

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,...

Meat For the Homestead

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

Americana and History

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

By John Silveira Issue #34 • July/August, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do I...

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

Remembering what grandma used

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Fried chicken for breakfast

Food and recipes

Self-reliance

Energy

Guns and Hunting

How big a gun do you need?

By Massad Ayoob Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 We Americans like to do things in a big way. Big houses. Big cars. Big boats. And, yes,...

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Thoughts on ammunition

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Science

The many benefits of garlic

By Joe Knight Issue #113 • September/October, 2008 Garlic, used throughout the world for the taste it adds to foods, is also well known for its...

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

Science and truth. Are they related?

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

The coming ice age

Politics and Commentary

Animals

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

By Charles Sanders Issue #142 • July/August, 2013 A 450-pound hog will provide a lot of delicious meat. Hogs are raised throughout our neighboring Amish community for...

Bovine basics for beginners

By Patrice Lewis Issue #122 • March/April, 2010 Congratulations. You've escaped the city life and are now the proud owners of your little plot of rural...

Finding the best dog for the country life

Where our farm animals come from

Brooder in a box

Good-bye old friend

Self-Reliance

Farm and Garden

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #51 • May/June, 1998 Every person who is striving for self-reliance should, and most do, plant a garden from which to raise a good portion of their own food. But how many...
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Meat For the Homestead

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Meat is often the most expensive portion of our grocery bill, and it is getting more and more expensive every day. I've seen steaks "on sale" for more...
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