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My view: Socialism’s promises always end in disaster

Raising your own beef

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 Every time I sit down to enjoy a wonderful beef roast or perfectly grilled steak, I am so...

Victory Gardens

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #54 • November/December, 1998 There have been very few times in our nation's history when "We, the people" have banded together...

Rotten luck: The skinny on composting

Raised bed gardening — Neat and productive

Want more fruit from less space? Espalier your trees!

Companion Planting

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Building

Build a cold smoker so you can make delicious squaw candy

Building Eric’s house

Build a pizza oven

Build your own home in two years — Get a PhD in homebuilding

Animals

Raising your own beef

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 Every time I sit down to enjoy a wonderful beef roast or perfectly grilled steak, I am so...

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep

Where our farm animals come from

Guns and Hunting

The SKS carbine — An honest bargain

Build a groundhog snare

By Allen Easterly Issue #98 • March/April, 2006 In just a few minutes your completed snare is ready to put an end to your groundhog woes....

Preparing gun owners for the short-term future

By Massad Ayoob Issue #111 • May/June, 2008 Hey. Hey! Hey! Aren't my assignments supposed to be more like, "How about a story on Savage rifles?" George...

Weapons training for winter nights — Movie review

By Claire Wolfe Website Exclusive • September, 2006 During the dreary winter months our shooting skills may get so rusty they creak. Paladin Press, famous purveyor of...

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • July, 2008 Fifty years ago, Savage Arms introduced a new bolt-action sporting rifle. In the gun world, this was news....

Self-Reliance

Just for Kids: Life in the forest

Defeating debt

By Don Chance Issue #82 • July/August, 2003 "Money does not solve money problems." — Dr. Phil McGraw For many, if not most, people yearning for the...