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Animals

Finding the best dog for the country life

Raising Rabbits

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Raising your own beef

Building

Five building tricks for super strong framing

By Don Fallick Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 I was standing on the edge of the roof overhang, holding two bundles of asphalt shingles, when my...

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

Build an inexpensive but durable jackleg fence

Build a portable woodstove for $30

Turning a $10,000 House into a Home — Part 1: Salvaging...

Farm and Garden

Gardening Tips and Tricks

By Charles Sanders Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 Gardeners are an ingenious lot. Trial and error, time, study, observation, and experience all help us to come...

Grow some winter squash this year

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

Here’s a Mighty Creative Way to Protect Your Plants from Animals

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

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 vanishing outhouse

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Food and recipes

Polish Chicken

Dark moons

Venison Stew

Tomato and coriander salad

Self-reliance

Help your home survive in the path of a wildfire

Modify an E-Tool to make your own Combi-Tool

Make a Sure-Fire Live Trap

Just for Kids: Knock knock vinegar

Energy

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

Portable solar power

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

Keep the Ice On

Guns and Hunting

Cold weather shooting considerations

By Massad Ayoob Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 Winter will soon be upon us. Cold weather makes a lot of things more difficult. Running. Walking. Navigating...

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Canning game meat

Science

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

By John Silveira Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 "What are you doing?" a voice asked. I looked up and saw O.E. MacDougal, Dave's poker-playing friend from Southern...