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Building

Eye-catching signs with mirrors

By David Lee Issue #144 • November/December, 2013 The reflected image in the mirrored letters give a "see-through" illusion to the sign and the tree. Stained glass...

A recycled dresser makes a useful bathroom vanity

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too...

Build a graceful footbridge

Claw Hammers

Farm and Garden

Build Your Own Hoop House

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #171 • May/June, 2018 I’ve had my own garden for more than half a century, and I have learned a few things...

The Homestead Greenhouse

How to Grow Garlic

The Potato Hole

How to become a backyard beekeeper

Americana and History

Food and recipes

Self-reliance

Energy

Guns and Hunting

Firearms — Tools of rural living

By Massad Ayoob Issue #91 • January/February, 2005 So, editor Dave Duffy and I got to talking about guns. We agreed that for some people they...

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Building the coyote rifle

How to shoot a handgun accurately

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

Science

The ‘risks’ with Swine Flu

By John Silveira Issue #118 • July/August, 2009 Do we have anything to worry about the reemergence of Swine Flu — Novel Influenza A (H1N1) —...

A brief history of health and medicine

The world is ending! … Again?

Science and truth. Are they related?

The coming ice age

Politics and Commentary

Animals

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

By Jayn Steidl Thibodeau Issue #36 • November/December, 1995 Have you ever had this happen to you? You've opened the refrigerator door for a cold, refreshing...

Get to know your spiders

By Jerry Hourigan Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 Every landowner and homeowner creates the perfect environment for spiders. Not intentionally, of course, but spiders seem to...

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

Bottle-raise a calf

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Good-bye old friend

Self-Reliance

Farm and Garden

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

By Roy Martin Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 A hotbed is a miniature greenhouse that is heated to protect new seedlings from cold. The hotbed differs from a cold frame in that it has an internal...
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Saving Seeds

By Jackie Clay Issue #129 • May/June, 2011 I go through dozens of garden seed catalogs in preparation for each year's new (and better!) garden. I have a lot of "old reliable" varieties that I grow...
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