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Animals

Get to know your spiders

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Building

Build your own home in two years — Get a PhD...

By David Lee Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 There is an old Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times." Curse or not, times are interesting....

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

Build a Simple, Inexpensive Greenhouse

Build your own repeating mouse trap

Build an Off-Grid Root Cellar, Garage, and Bunkhouse

Farm and Garden

Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening

By Jackie Clay Issue #56 In the past I've grown hybrid vegetables, mostly the varieties that have been developed to produce early yields. Because of this,...

The Home Citrus Orchard

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant...

Build Your Own Hoop House

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Americana and History

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

By John Silveira Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Gun control people don't seem to get just how deeply etched into the American psyche gun ownership goes...

The greatest American who was never President

The vanishing outhouse

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Food and recipes

Creamed Carrot Soup

Baked Macaroni and Cheese to Kill For

Eggplant salad

Artichoke-Spinach Casserole

Self-reliance

How to organize an outdoor canning party

Just for Kids: Visit the great prairies

13 steps to a life of freedom

10 ways to make money on your land

Energy

Power-up bag

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Solar hot water systems

Portable solar power

Guns and Hunting

Thoughts on ammunition

By Massad Ayoob Issue #108 • November/December, 2007 Ammunition is to firearms as gasoline is to automobiles. However, with guns and ammo, the fit isn't quite...

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Sight and sound enhancement

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Science

Gee-Whiz: Alcohol

By O.E. MacDougal Backwoods Home Did early man first cultivate grains just to get drunk? The brewing of beer is older than civilization and goes back at...