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Animals

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Raising cattle on your own place

Where our farm animals come from

Is that a good pig?

Building

Building a Ferro-Cement Shed

By Robert Van Putten Issue #162 • November/December, 2016 For a year and a half, we lived in an 18-foot travel trailer while building a straw...

Building a $3,000 Barn

Never underestimate a woman

Making a wooden kitchen countertop

Vise Dremel Moto Tool mount

Farm and Garden

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

By Edward Love Johnson Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 I began experimenting with mound gardening several years ago, due to limited garden space. Then as time...

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

Growing the Eternal Tomato

Propagating Plants

Americana and History

The summer of ’35

By John Graesch Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 Sixty five years ago I was living in that part of Seattle, Washington, known as South Park. Few...

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Fried chicken for breakfast

Food and recipes

Mango Delight

Baked Spaghetti

The enchanting Chanterelle — Gourmet goodies free from the forest

Peloponnesian Pot Roast

Self-reliance

Frostbite — Don’t flirt with this sneaky danger

Buying the right emergency radio

Breastfeeding — A primer

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II

Energy

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Power-up bag

Solar Food Drying

A solar primer — How it works, how it’s made, what it costs

Guns and Hunting

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

By Massad Ayoob Issue #136 • July/August, 2012 The person new to guns is like the person new to timepieces. "How many of these things are...

Building the coyote rifle

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Picking a holster

The Appleseed Project

Science

Zombie Apocalypse

By John Silveira Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 "Can you survive a zombie apocalypse?" a familiar voice asked. I turned in my seat to see O.E. MacDougal,...