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Animals

Good-bye old friend

Raising cattle on your own place

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Is that a good pig?

Building

Making a wooden kitchen countertop

By Patrice Lewis One of the advantages of living a homesteading lifestyle is participants can kick aside the ever-changing concepts of what constitutes “classy” home...

Turning a $10,000 House into a Home — Part 1: Salvaging...

Building and stocking your pantry

Claw Hammers

Five building tricks for super strong framing

Farm and Garden

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 When you mention "garden," everybody immediately thinks of sweet corn, green beans, and tomatoes, with a few peppers...

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

Jackie’s Garden Primer

Americana and History

The barnyard scramble

By Michelle Hampton Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 Each year during our local county fair, one of the best-attended events happens when farm animals, donated by...

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Catfish Biscuits

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Food and recipes

Hungry enough to eat a horse?

Can she bake an apple pie, Billy Boy?

Barmbrack

American food — It’s as varied as the melting pot

Self-reliance

Just for Kids: Visit the great prairies

7 Mistakes of food storage

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Raising kids simply

Energy

Solar system codes — Build it right!

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

Energy class: Part 3

Water: a safe supply when you’re off the grid

Guns and Hunting

Women and guns

By Massad Ayoob Issue #121 • January/February, 2010 In a time when what used to be called "the women's liberation movement" has achieved many of its...

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Building the coyote rifle

Air power superiority

Science

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 There's been a lot of talk in the mass media...