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Building

New invention— The Fencerunner

By Dietmar Berg Issue #68 • March/April, 2001 Here's a gadget I developed to run barb or barbless wire. You mount it on the back of...

Free pallet wood and birdhouses add up to big country dollars

Build a Composter

Build your own portable forge

Make your own effective fishing tackle while you save money and...

Farm and Garden

Hügelkultur for the Homestead

By Rose Shelton Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 Last spring, I finally completed a long-planned homestead project of constructing two hügelkultur beds. What is hügelkultur? It’s...

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

Tracing a bean

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant...

Growing the Eternal Tomato

Americana and History

Food and recipes

Self-reliance

Energy

Guns and Hunting

Women and guns

By Massad Ayoob Issue #121 • January/February, 2010 In a time when what used to be called "the women's liberation movement" has achieved many of its...

Use the right ammunition!

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Science

The many benefits of garlic

By Joe Knight Issue #113 • September/October, 2008 Garlic, used throughout the world for the taste it adds to foods, is also well known for its...

How big is the solar system?

Gee-Whiz: Dinosaurs

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

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

Politics and Commentary

Animals

Switch your family to goat’s milk

By Tanya Kelley Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 If you milk goats, there's no doubt you've heard it—"Eww! Goat's milk! Gross!" To be perfectly honest, goat...

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

By Karen McGeorge Sanders Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 It seems that farmers always need an extra pair of hands, but finding the money to pay...

The homestead cat

Good-bye old friend

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

Finding the best dog for the country life

Self-Reliance

Farm and Garden

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

By John Fuchs Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 Leaves are an excellent way to add organic matter to the garden. However, using raw—or unprocessed—leaves has some drawbacks. Raw leaves are more acidic than composted leaves, and...
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Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 After originating in the semi-arid regions of the middle east, espaliering (is-'pal-yer-ing) became a commonly employed fruit tree growing method of the Greco-Roman world. Later, during the...
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