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Animals

Beekeeping basics

Switch your family to goat’s milk

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Raising Rabbits

Building

Build a ski sled

By Kai Moessle Issue #138 • November/December, 2012 Since my property is almost half a mile away from the nearest road and I can't keep the...

From triumph to tragedy to triumph again. Dorothy Ainsworth makes her...

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s...

Stairs — The next level

Parge the ugly out of your concrete wall

Farm and Garden

Put Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

By Jackie Clay Issue #95 • September/October, 2005 During the crispy fall afternoons, we listen often and intently to the weather forecasts. "It's going to be...

A Small Space Yields a Big Crop of Garlic

Build a Composter

Growing Potatoes in Straw

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

Americana and History

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

By Martin Waterman Issue #37 • January/February, 1996 I can remember taking a trip as a child and seeing my first Burma Shave signs. Technically speaking,...

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

The greatest American who was never President

Food and recipes

Lenie in the kitchen: Lemon scones, pound cake, and pie

Old-fashioned hot chocolate

Raspberry chocolate torte

Bacon-Avocado Potato Salad

Self-reliance

Preparing for civil unrest

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

Swedish log candle

Preparing for winter

Energy

Build a community assistance recharging station

Hydronic woodstoves

Solar power trailer Part 2

Why you need to addsolar to your emergencypower backup plans

Guns and Hunting

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

By Massad Ayoob Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 There are so many makes and models of firearms in existence that no one has ever counted them...

Of guns and snakes

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Science

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

By John Silveira Issue #132 • November/December, 2011 I like "doomsday" scenarios even ridiculous ones, such as the supposed Mayan calendar prophecy for 2012 or...