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Animals

Get to know your spiders

Redworm farming

Raising rabbits for profit

Bottle-raise a calf

Building

A salvaged oak floor for $5

By Robert L. Williams Issue #59 • September/October, 1999 Several months ago we decided we did not want to install a traditional bedroom floor of plywood...

Build a wood crib with free materials

Small engine maintenance for women

The Forever Floor

Build A Hybrid Go-Kart For Kids For $150

Farm and Garden

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

By Kristina Seleshanko Issue #177 • July/August/September, 2019 Something we heard a lot when we first started raising chickens in the suburbs was, “For the cost...

Rotten Luck: The Skinny on Composting

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

Gardening the Year ‘Round

Americana and History

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

By John Silveira Issue #31 • January/February, 1995 "What were you listening to when I got to your house? Sounded nice. I don't think I've ever...

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Food and recipes

Cherries and Chocolate Cake

Pears in Caramel Syrup

Dill-onion bread

Just for Kids: Some pioneer recipes

Self-reliance

Just for Kids: Some good clean fun!

The accidental homesteader

Moving to the wilderness — Turning the dream to reality

How to organize an outdoor canning party

Energy

Waterpower for personal use

Solar-powered water purifiers

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Guns and Hunting

The Appleseed Project

By Massad Ayoob Issue #123 • May/June, 2010 There is nothing else in the shooting world quite like the Appleseed Project, which combines American Revolutionary War...