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Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Build a log crib

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #69 • May/June, 2001 Baby Zane is probably the only newborn in Hollywood sleeping in a log crib made by his grandmother...

Build a chicken house in a day

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

By Glenn Willis, Jr. Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 Several years ago my sister and her husband had an 8-horse gas-powered rototiller that went belly up....

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

By John Silveira Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do you...

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

Constitution of the united States of America

Canning meat plus how to use your canned meat

Greens and rhubarb are spring tonics

An easier way to cut firewood By Larry LaVan

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Based on years of personal experience, here are 10 good tips for homeschooling your children

Is steam power in your future?

Build a passive-solar food dehydrator

Keep those gadgets working after the power goes out

Build a community assistance recharging station

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 Everything's getting more expensive. Food. Gasoline. Guns and ammunition. Not everyone who appreciates the rural lifestyle was "born...

Cold weather shooting considerations

Firearms — Tools of rural living

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

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...

Confessions of a former liberal

Next time you see me, don’t be afraid to say, ‘Hello.’

Armed citizens: the deterrent factor

Our energy crisis Part 1 — It’s our creation, but we can fix it

Good-bye old friend

By Lucy Shober Issue #27 • May/June, 1994 Big Poney died today. He was 34 years old and had been going down pretty rapidly over this...

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

By Darlene Polachic Issue #75 • May/June, 2002 If Henry Soderberg's predictions are right, Dorper sheep could revolutionize the meat sheep industry. A South African breed...

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Couponing, refunding, and stockpiling will make your money stretch

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #51 • May/June, 1998 Every person who is striving for self-reliance should, and most do, plant a garden from which to raise a good portion of their own food. But how many...

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of...

By Eugene Mitchell Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Whether young or old, lying in the grass and searching for four-leafed clovers is timeless fun. Sometimes they're so elusive, like the leprechaun, it seems they don't exist....