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Animals

Brooder in a box

Beekeeping basics

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Building

Build a compost tumbler

By Joe Mooney Issue #151 • January/February, 2015 A few years back, I caught myself becoming a bit frustrated with my compost pile. It seemed that...

Build a Composter

Shake update

Rural Building

Build an attached solar greenhouse

Farm and Garden

Fruit Trees

By Alice B. Yeager Fall winds down with the ripening of a Japanese persimmon known as the Fuyugaki...

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening

Plant Once Harvest for Years

Tea for the garden

Americana and History

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

By John Silveira Issue #29 • September/October, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) It was...

The time-travel ad

The barnyard scramble

The vanishing outhouse

The greatest American who was never President

Food and recipes

Filipino Chicken Stew

More tips and tricks for the kitchen

Elegant desserts for entertaining

Demystifying real rye bread

Self-reliance

Storm survivors

A canoe livery — An honest, clean business

The joys of making soap

Homeschooling through high school

Energy

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Keep the Ice On

Powering medical equipment during a utility blackout

Battery powered weekend retreat

Guns and Hunting

Use the right ammunition!

By Massad Ayoob Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 The purpose of the gun is to fire ammunition. It follows that the ammunition should be the correct...

Firearms and cold weather considerations

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

The Appleseed Project

Science

The coming ice age

By John Silveira Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 I'm putting my apocalyptic ice age novel, Danielle Kidnapped, on Amazon's Kindle and also producing a paperback version...