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Animals

Once a day milking

Redworm farming

Get to know your spiders

Bottle-raise a calf

Building

Claw Hammers

By R.E. Rawlinson Scottish writer and philosopher Thomas Carlyle observed that “Man is a tool using animal … without tools he is nothing, with tools...

Getting logs

Renovating old walls

Build a Concrete Root Cellar

Building and using wattle fences

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...

How to Grow Great Carrots

How to become a backyard beekeeper

Home-Grown Eggs

Testing Soil

Americana and History

The vanishing outhouse

By Tom Kovach Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 A person recently wrote to a large Midwest newspapers' advice column asking for information about outdoor privies. It...

Constitution of the united States of America

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Fried chicken for breakfast

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

Food and recipes

Heart healthy recipes

Dilled oyster crackers

Chow-chow

Making apple pectin

Self-reliance

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part III

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of Nature’s Best Gifts

Based on years of personal experience, here are 10 good tips for homeschooling your children

Lessons learned from an ice storm

Energy

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Are hydrogen-fueled cars pie-in-the-sky?

Guns and Hunting

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • January, 2004 Our three part series on firearms handling ends with this installment. In Part I, we covered handguns and...