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Animals

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

The homestead cat

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Building

Renovating old walls

By David Lee Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 Some years ago my wife and I were out searching for a new building lot when we fell...

Installing a steel roof

A house a tornado helped build

A river rock shower

Build a Simple, Inexpensive Greenhouse

Farm and Garden

Growing the Eternal Tomato

By Leonard Trebor Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 It's an old story to longtime gardeners (and a new story to novices): each spring you buy some...

The $1 Garden

Naughty Peppers

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

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 summer of ’35

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Food and recipes

Gourmet nutrition with beans and rice

Greens and rhubarb are spring tonics

Danish Meat Balls

Here are some tasty ways to use those end-of-season green tomatoes

Self-reliance

Moving on: A small town can be a haven during a depression

Winter in the High Desert — Understanding the music

Teach your kids math with the banking game

Making apple pectin

Energy

Battery powered weekend retreat

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Build your own solar-powered water pumping station

Solar Building Design

Guns and Hunting

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

By Massad Ayoob Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 One reader writes to ask if military surplus rifles are still a good idea for hunting, recreational shooting,...