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Animals

Brooder in a box

Finding the best dog for the country life

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Building

Build a Composter

By Charles Sanders Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 As with most of the other facets of homesteading, composting can be as simple or as elaborate as...

Build this sturdy large-capacity food dehydrator

Three Raised Bed Designs

New invention— The Fencerunner

Build a ski sled

Farm and Garden

Propagating Grapes

By Sylvia Gist Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 As a kid in western South Dakota, I enjoyed picking wild grapes and using the delightful juice they...

Growing and Using Peppers

The Potato Hole

Gardening Tips and Tricks

A Small Space Yields a Big Crop of Garlic

Americana and History

Fly it proudly and properly

By Roger Meyer Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Since September 11, 2001, more Americans are displaying the national flag. Our flag gives us a sense of...

Constitution of the united States of America

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

Food and recipes

Jamaican Beef Patties

Lentil and meat stew

Cultured milk — Food of centenarians

Blunt family chili

Self-reliance

Teach your kids math with the banking game

Just for Kids: Take a nite hike!

Caveman walking stick

The fire wick fire starter

Energy

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

Keep the Ice On

A solar primer — How it works, how it’s made, what it costs

Battery powered weekend retreat

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...

Moderate power firearms

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Science

Zombie Apocalypse

By John Silveira Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 "Can you survive a zombie apocalypse?" a familiar voice asked. I turned in my seat to see O.E. MacDougal,...