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Animals

Finding the best dog for the country life

Goat birthing and raising kids

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Switch your family to goat’s milk

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...

Build your own repeating mouse trap

Make your own lumber with a chainsaw mill

Building a Ferro-Cement Shed

Build a homestead Copy Cart

Farm and Garden

Mid-season planting

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson As the saying goes “Life happens…” Maybe events have kept you from getting your garden planted early in the spring. When we...

Your Manure Pile — For Fuel, Fertilizer, and Maybe Even Improved...

Caring for your chickens in winter

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

Put Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

Americana and History

Remembering what grandma used

By Marjorie Burris Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 My grandmother, Mary Etta Dillman Graham, was one of those frontier women who took life as it came;...

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

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

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

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

Food and recipes

Twice Cooked Pork

Jo’s Kentucky-fried cole slaw

Can she bake an apple pie, Billy Boy?

Making good jerky

Self-reliance

Garden injuries

Cut your grocery bill in half

10 day survival pack for your vehicle for just $25

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

Energy

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

Energy class: Part 3

Solar-powered water purifiers

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Guns and Hunting

Just because

By Massad Ayoob Issue #144 • November/December, 2013 I generally recommend that people buy guns the way they'd buy power tools, or automobiles, or homes. Assess...

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

Consider the 20-gauge shotgun

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Catch your own bait

Science

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...