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Animals

Bottle-raise a calf

Raising cattle on your own place

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Where our farm animals come from

Building

Dorothy Ainsworth update: Out of the ashes

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #38 • March/April, 1996 I got the dreadful call from my son Eric at 2 p.m. on June 29th, 1995, an hour...

Build a graceful footbridge

Choosing a chain saw

Build a Groundhog Snare

The Forever Floor

Farm and Garden

Slug Zapper

By Joel Winters Issue #142 • July/August, 2013 I live in a small clearing in a big forest. This is on the rainy side of the...

Flowers Brighten the Garden

Caring for your chickens in winter

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Americana and History

The barnyard scramble

By Michelle Hampton Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 Each year during our local county fair, one of the best-attended events happens when farm animals, donated by...

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

The greatest American who was never President

Food and recipes

Butterpeas

American food — It’s as varied as the melting pot

Old-fashioned applesauce cake

Boiled crawfish

Self-reliance

There’s no such thing as free land!

Just for Kids: Visit the great prairies

Dealing with heat stress

Jackie’s tips for hardcore homesteading

Energy

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

Dim bulbs in California

Add solar power to your truck camper

Our journey to modern off-grid living

Guns and Hunting

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

By Mike Blank Issue #89 • September/October, 2004 What follows is my personal quest to acquire an M1 Garand through the Civilian Marks-manship Program (CMP). We've...

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Firearms — Tools of rural living

Sight and sound enhancement

Science

The world is ending! … Again?

By John Silveira Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 People love to talk about scary stuff. Especially when it's end-of-the-world scary, such as the big asteroid recently...