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

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Finding the best dog for the country life

Build a Top-Bar Bee Hive

By Jereme Zimmerman Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 My journey to becoming a beekeeper has been a long one, and I’m still not quite there yet....

Small engine maintenance for women

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

Build a Simple, Inexpensive Greenhouse

Naughty Peppers

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #62 • March/April, 2000 If you are prudish, narrow-minded or puritanical, read no further as this article...

Raised Bed Gardening — Neat and Productive

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

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATIONWhereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the...

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

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

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

Cast iron loaf pans from breakfast to dessert

Jim Van Camp: Coffee roaster, painter

How to organize an outdoor canning party

Moving on: A small town can be a haven during a depression

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

By Massad Ayoob Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 In the long love affair between America and the rifle, there has never been an interlude quite as...

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

The time for modern; the time for traditional

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

The ‘risks’ with Swine Flu

By John Silveira Issue #118 • July/August, 2009 Do we have anything to worry about the reemergence of Swine Flu Novel Influenza A (H1N1) ...

The gee-whiz! page — Cats: Why they rule our world

My View: Jury duty: The charge was rape

The parasitic nature of bureaucracy

Fake lawsuits, stacked juries, and LAWYERS!

Justice Breyer is wrong about the 2nd Amendment

Keeping homestead animals healthy

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 As a veterinary field technician for more than 20 years, I saw firsthand the frustration and heartbreak when...

Raising your own beef

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 Every time I sit down to enjoy a wonderful beef roast or perfectly grilled steak, I am so...

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Raising your own beef for your family

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

The coffee mug knife sharpener

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

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

How to organize an outdoor canning party

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

By Sherry Willis Issue #145 • January/February, 2014 The recent droughts in the midwest have meant hard times for many livestock owners. Areas without irrigation saw parched earth without a scrap of green anywhere. Corn withered...

Here’s a Mighty Creative Way to Protect Your Plants from Animals

By Joy Lamb Issue #39 • May/June, 1996 A huge brown beast stared at me as I drove through our apple orchard toward the house. I parked, walked quickly into the house, and said to my...