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Animals

Good-bye old friend

Bovine basics for beginners

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Building

Never underestimate a woman

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #32 Mar/Apr 1998 (In the May/June issue , we published an article by Dorothy Ainsworth titled "Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log...

Getting logs

Parge the ugly out of your concrete wall

The house that Dorothy built

Here’s how to make a musical bamboo flute

Farm and Garden

Green or Yellow: Grow Your Best Bush Beans Ever

By Lisa LaFreniere Issue #62 • March/April, 2000 Bush Beans, or snap beans as they're sometimes referred to, are a growing favorite among many gardeners, and...

Grow Open-Pollinated Tomatoes

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

Plant Once Harvest for Years

Americana and History

The summer of ’35

By John Graesch Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 Sixty five years ago I was living in that part of Seattle, Washington, known as South Park. Few...

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

Grandpa’s justice

Catfish Biscuits

Fried chicken for breakfast

Food and recipes

Breakfast Sausage Casserole

Pistachio-Mocha Chicken

Creating and maintaining your own sourdough starter

General Tso’s Chicken

Self-reliance

Based on years of personal experience, here are 10 good tips for homeschooling your children

Cast iron

Finding wealth you can wear at yard sales

This country job really rocks

Energy

Keep those gadgets working after the power goes out

Job site solar power

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Guns and Hunting

Building the coyote rifle

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 Feral dogs, coyotes, and those odd-looking "coy dogs" like to feed on my neighbors' livestock on occasion...

Choose your ammo… police style

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Catch your own bait

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...