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Animals

Raising your own beef

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Raising cattle on your own place

Beekeeping basics

Building

Build a portable woodstove for $30

By David Scott Matthews Issue #78 • November/December, 2002 I had a problem. Other men love football, baseball, basketball, or golf. I love to hunt. And...

Five building tricks for super strong framing

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

Here’s an Easier (and Cheaper) Way to Make Wooden Beams

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

Farm and Garden

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

By Sherry Willis Issue #145 • January/February, 2014 The recent droughts in the midwest have meant hard times for many livestock owners. Areas without irrigation saw...

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

Build a Composter

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

The Home Citrus Orchard

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...

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Catfish Biscuits

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

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

Food and recipes

Pear honey

Chicken chili

How to tell a bad egg

Healthy holiday munchies — Guaranteed to take the sneak out of snacking

Self-reliance

Just for Kids: Take a nite hike!

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part III

Preserve the harvest naturally through wild fermentation

Energy

Handy Keychain Mini-Gadgets

Phantom solar — The crucial invisible system needed before you install solar

Are hydrogen-fueled cars pie-in-the-sky?

Installing your own small, remote off-grid solar system

Guns and Hunting

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

By Linda Gabris Issue #162 • November/December, 2016 Bear was a popular meat in our house when I was growing up in the rural woods. Black...

Tailoring guns to females

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Sight and sound enhancement

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Science

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

By John Silveira Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 I once wrote a science fiction novel that I never tried to sell. Titled The Perfect Defense, its...