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Animals

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Goat birthing and raising kids

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Building

Build A Hybrid Go-Kart For Kids For $150

By Dorothy Ainsworth Website Exclusive • May, 2010 Grandma Clara used to delight in telling us the story of our Dad's first complete sentence at age...

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

We built John Silveira’s chicken coop/garden

Build a barrel stove

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader, part 2

Farm and Garden

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

By Setanta O'Ceillaigh  Issue #160 • July/August, 2016 The cycle never ends: As soon as one...

Slug Zapper

Home-Grown Eggs

How to Grow Great Carrots

Build a Keyhole Garden

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...

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

The barnyard scramble

Fly it proudly and properly

Remembering what grandma used

Food and recipes

Elissaburgettes

Canning 101 — Pickles, fruits, jams, jellies, etc.

Dilled oyster crackers

Traditional trail foods — Transportable calories

Self-reliance

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of Nature’s Best Gifts

You could furnish an entire homestead at Lehman’s ‘Non-electric’ Hardware Store

Homestead helpers

Medicinal uses of garlic

Energy

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

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

Making and using a solar cooker

Standby battery charging techniques can ensure engine startups

Guns and Hunting

How to shoot a handgun accurately

By Massad Ayoob Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 "I want you to do an article on how to shoot a handgun accurately," Dave Duffy told me....

Moderate power firearms

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

The light at the end of the gun

Thoughts on ammunition

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...