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Animals

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Beekeeping basics

Raising rabbits for profit

Building

Three Raised Bed Designs

By Joe Mooney Issue #150 • November/December, 2014 When it comes to gardening, almost anything can be used to create a raised bed. Tires, blocks, rocks,...

How to build a good fence for your homestead

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

Shelves and benches

Build a barrel stove

Farm and Garden

Build Your Own Hoop House

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #171 • May/June, 2018 I’ve had my own garden for more than half a century, and I have learned a few things...

No Worrying About Fire Blight with Orient and Kieffer Pears

Okra — Not Just for the South

Plant Your Irish Potatoes This Fall or Winter

The Potato Hole

Americana and History

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

By John Silveira Issue #29 • September/October, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) It was...

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

Fly it proudly and properly

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Food and recipes

Lamb and Apricot Pilaff

Louisiana gumbo

Apples and sweet potatoes

Healthy holiday munchies — Guaranteed to take the sneak out of snacking

Self-reliance

A worthwhile journey

A view of self-reliance from a more timid perspective — A woman’s opinion

The saga of Benjamin, the backwoods, homeschool boy who wanted to get a job

The 7 core areas of preparedness

Energy

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Energy class: Part 1

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Guns and Hunting

Firearms — Tools of rural living

By Massad Ayoob Issue #91 • January/February, 2005 So, editor Dave Duffy and I got to talking about guns. We agreed that for some people they...

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

Sight and sound enhancement

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Affordable firearms

Science

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

By John Silveira Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 If you haven't already heard, on September 10, 2008, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located on the border...