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Animals

Finding the best dog for the country life

Where our farm animals come from

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Bovine basics for beginners

Building

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

By Melissa Souza  Issue #159 • May/June, 2016 My family is committed to becoming as self-sufficient...

Build a barrel stove

Build a pallet fence

Build an attached solar greenhouse

Build your own log home in the woods

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...

Plant Your Irish Potatoes This Fall or Winter

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

Hügelkultur for the Homestead

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Americana and History

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATIONWhereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the...

Constitution of the united States of America

Fly it proudly and properly

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

The barnyard scramble

Food and recipes

Cool dishes for formal summer dining

Spiced red beans

Wild edibles in delectable dishes

Grandma’s persimmon pudding

Self-reliance

SARS — Is this a glimpse of the future?

Breastfeeding — A primer

City boy, country boy

Help your home survive in the path of a wildfire

Energy

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

Handy Keychain Mini-Gadgets

Powering medical equipment during a utility blackout

Guns and Hunting

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • January, 2004 Our three part series on firearms handling ends with this installment. In Part I, we covered handguns and...