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Animals

Slaughtering and Butchering

Bottle-raise a calf

Goat birthing and raising kids

Bovine basics for beginners

Building

Build this sturdy large-capacity food dehydrator

By Charles Sanders Issue #63 • May/June, 2000 Drying of food as a means of preservation has been around for a long time. Populations in suitably...

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

Gabion walls for form and function

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

Farm and Garden

Tracing a bean

By Wren Everett The beans came to me as an accident. In the early spring of 2023, I was scouring The Exchange (exchange.seedsavers.org/home) — an online...

A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

Flowers Brighten the Garden

The $1 Garden

Caring for your chickens in winter

Americana and History

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

By John Silveira Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 It was snowing and three of us were up at the office. Dave Duffy, the fellow who publishes...

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

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

Constitution of the united States of America

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

Food and recipes

Corned Beef Cakes

Dandelion recipes

Demystifying real rye bread

Shiitake mushrooms

Self-reliance

Medical kits for self-reliant families

Preparing for a Temporary Catastrophe

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

Self-reliance for women — Surviving a biochemical attack

Energy

Energy class: Part 1

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Grid-down battery devices

Use solar landscape lights for emergencies

Guns and Hunting

Firearms and cold weather considerations

By Massad Ayoob Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 Many of our readers have established their abodes in places which, during the winter months, do not exactly...