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    Build a deluxe barrel stove

    By David Lee Issue #108 • November/December, 2007 Winter is coming again, pretty much on schedule in spite of global warming, and it will be cold, just like always. Having a reliable heating system makes winter...
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    Build your own home in two years — Get a PhD in homebuilding

    By David Lee Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 There is an old Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times." Curse or not, times are interesting. We have world crises, national troubles, state level problems, county...
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    Shake update

    By David Lee Website Exclusive • January, 2005 Since my shake article was published in Backwoods Home Magazine, Issue #88, I have learned that some of the more ambitious and better-looking readers have gone out and...
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    Shelves and benches

    By David Lee Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 Money doesn't buy happiness but it sure does buy a lot of stuff. If it is nice stuff then you need a place to display it. If it...
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    Animals

    Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

    By Allen Easterly Issue #101 • September/October, 2006 Raising quail is inexpensive, easy, provides very healthy low-fat white meat, and supplies the fertilizer you need for...

    Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

    By Gene Sheley Issue #50 • March/April, 1998 Near the top of North America's wildlife food chain is the mountain lion, a close second to bears...

    Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

    Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

    Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

    Where our farm animals come from

    Self-Reliance

    Farm and Garden

    Grow some winter squash this year

    By Lisa Nourse I love summertime — I love the green of the trees, the warm weather, and growing my own food. I especially love growing vegetables that will store well and provide that great...
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    Your Manure Pile — For Fuel, Fertilizer, and Maybe Even Improved Water Quality, You...

    By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 It's been well over a decade now since I first heard my friend Pete voice his amazement at my practice of spreading animal manure as a fertilizer....
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