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Build a barrel stove

By Nick Weston Issue #133 • January/February, 2012 This stove kept me warm and provided an excellent cooking surface for more than six months while I...

Install rafters alone the easy way

Making and using a solar cooker

Gardening the Year ‘Round

By Alice B. Yeager Website Exclusive • September, 2006 Normally, we gardeners tend to make plans to begin planting our gardens during early spring. We select...

Grow some winter squash this year

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

By John Silveira Issue #31 • January/February, 1995 "What were you listening to when I got to your house? Sounded nice. I don't think I've ever...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Constitution of the united States of America

You can safely and easily can your own meat

You could furnish an entire homestead at Lehman’s ‘Non-electric’ Hardware Store

Homeschooling your dylsexic kid

Preparing for a Temporary Catastrophe

Make your own biodiesel for 80¢ per gallon

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

How to select the right backup generator

Add solar power to your truck camper

Thoughts on ammunition

By Massad Ayoob Issue #108 • November/December, 2007 Ammunition is to firearms as gasoline is to automobiles. However, with guns and ammo, the fit isn't quite...

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Theories of the universe

By Dave Duffy Issue #66 • November/December, 2000 In a relatively short span of time, mankind has travelled from profound ignorance of our planet and the...

Science and truth. Are they related?

Lessons for My Children, Chapter 2: Statistics, history, and the rise of the Underground Economy

How do you save freedom in America?

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

By Linda Slate Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 While searching for a large quantity (five pounds or more) feeder for my backyard flock, I kept running...

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

By Amanda J. Kemp Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 Spring brings the pitter-patter of little feet in the mud, games of tag, and raucous quacks. While...

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Vinegar — A splash is all you need for healthful eating, natural healing, and sparkling home

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

By Joy Lamb Issue #39 • May/June, 1996 A huge brown beast stared at me as I drove through our apple orchard toward the house. I parked, walked quickly into the house, and said to my...

By Alice B. Yeager Tomatoes are a boon to mankind in health benefits. It doesn't matter whether they are the large or small varieties. Issue #93 • May/June, 2005 When we dig in...