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Animals

Raising cattle on your own place

Good-bye old friend

Animal disease traceability

Raising rabbits for profit

Building

Build your own log home in the woods

By Jackie Clay (Photos by Bill Spaulding and Jackie Clay) Issue #72 • November/December, 2001 This is the third part of a three-part series. The first two parts...

Five building tricks for super strong framing

Build your own repeating mouse trap

Make your own effective fishing tackle while you save money and...

Our Unconventional House

Farm and Garden

Companion Planting

By Beverly Mettot Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 Companion planting is nothing new, and yet in recent years it has made an extraordinary comeback, not only...

Gardening for Treasure

Pruning Blueberries

Testing Soil

Mid-season planting

Americana and History

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

By Martin Waterman Issue #37 • January/February, 1996 I can remember taking a trip as a child and seeing my first Burma Shave signs. Technically speaking,...

The vanishing outhouse

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

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

The greatest American who was never President

Food and recipes

How to tell a bad egg

Modify your oven to bake great bread

Asparagus Pasta Salad

Pecan twerps

Self-reliance

10 ways to make money on your land

Essential oils

Roasting coffee on a wood stove

Food security 101: part 2

Energy

Installing your own small, remote off-grid solar system

Solar Building Design

Battery powered weekend retreat

Our journey to modern off-grid living

Guns and Hunting

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

By Massad Ayoob Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 One reader writes to ask if military surplus rifles are still a good idea for hunting, recreational shooting,...

Canning game meat

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

Science

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

By John Silveira Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 "What are you doing?" a voice asked. I looked up and saw O.E. MacDougal, Dave's poker-playing friend from Southern...