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Animals

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Bovine basics for beginners

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Building

Five building tricks for super strong framing

By Don Fallick Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 I was standing on the edge of the roof overhang, holding two bundles of asphalt shingles, when my...

Easy awnings

Build your own log home in the woods

Here’s an Easier (and Cheaper) Way to Make Wooden Beams

Build an inexpensive but durable jackleg fence

Farm and Garden

Green or Yellow: Grow Your Best Bush Beans Ever

By Lisa LaFreniere Issue #62 • March/April, 2000 Bush Beans, or snap beans as they're sometimes referred to, are a growing favorite among many gardeners, and...

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

Sweet Potato Greens

Currants and Gooseberries

Americana and History

Fried chicken for breakfast

By Danny Fulks Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, is one of those rare writers capable of painting a vivid picture of life back...

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

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Fly it proudly and properly

Food and recipes

Egg thingies

Dishpan cookies

Cooking from long-term food storage

Challah

Self-reliance

Cut your grocery bill in half

Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel better

This country job really rocks

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Energy

Build a community assistance recharging station

Grid-tie solar-powered farm

Portable solar power

How to select the right backup generator

Guns and Hunting

Moderate power firearms

By Massad Ayoob Issue #110 • March/April, 2008 Robert Ruark, the great American writer of the mid-Twentieth Century, was also a big game hunter. One of...

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

Building the coyote rifle

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

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,...