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Animals

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Animal disease traceability

Good-bye old friend

Bovine basics for beginners

Building

Build your own log home in the woods

By Jackie Clay (Photos by Bill Spaulding and Jackie Clay) Issue #72 • November/December, 2001 This is the third part of a three-part series. The first two parts...

Build an attached solar greenhouse

Build a Composter

Choosing a chain saw

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

Farm and Garden

Garden Spaces for Small Places

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden. Minnie Aumonier Yes, and if...

Growing Productive Strawberries

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

Americana and History

Fly it proudly and properly

By Roger Meyer Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Since September 11, 2001, more Americans are displaying the national flag. Our flag gives us a sense of...

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

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

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

The greatest American who was never President

Food and recipes

Nanny B’s benne bake

Venison — From the Field to the Fork

Sweet & Sour Cabbage

Pastoral bread

Self-reliance

This country job really rocks

7 Mistakes of food storage

Pump water for free

Moving to the wilderness — Turning the dream to reality

Energy

Don’t discount a generator, especially a diesel generator, as your primary power source

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

Build your own battery charging station

Energy class: Part 3

Guns and Hunting

Big boomer guns

By Massad Ayoob Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 For you long time readers, I know what you're thinkin'"Hey, isn't this the guy who within the last...

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

Science

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

By John Silveira Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 If you haven't already heard, on September 10, 2008, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located on the border...