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Animals

Brooder in a box

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Home Dairying

Good-bye old friend

Building

Build a Composter

By Charles Sanders Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 As with most of the other facets of homesteading, composting can be as simple or as elaborate as...

Build an all-purpose ladder

Build a chicken tractor

Building your chicken coop

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

Farm and Garden

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

By Setanta O'Ceillaigh  Issue #160 • July/August, 2016 The cycle never ends: As soon as one...

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

Okra — Not Just for the South

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

Graft Your Own Designer Fruit Trees

Americana and History

Catfish Biscuits

By Danny Fulks Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, grew up in southern Ohio where his parents worked the land and milked cows, and...

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

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

The greatest American who was never President

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

Food and recipes

Venison Stew

Black Bean and Avocado Dip

Cooking with seeds — A surefire way to sow good health into your family’s diet

Duck with Mushrooms

Self-reliance

Stashing Junk Silver for Bad Times

The Trigger Line

Bugging out in place

Dehydrating eggs at home

Energy

Is steam power in your future?

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Use solar landscape lights for emergencies

Guns and Hunting

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

By Massad Ayoob Issue #163 • January/February, 2017 Click Here to read Part 1 Click Here to read Part 2 As noted in the two previous parts of...

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Consider the 20-gauge shotgun

Canning game meat

Science

Testing Soil

By Tom Kovach Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Testing the soil content of a garden is very important and is quite easy to do. Soil tests...

A brief history of health and medicine

The coming ice age

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Gee-Whiz: Insects

Politics and Commentary

That old survivalist mumbo jumbo and 10 reasons why it makes sense

Should both drugs and guns be legal?

Stumbling over your own stupidity

Working for a dad who works at home