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Animals

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Once a day milking

Good-bye old friend

Building

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

By Robert Van Putten Issue #177 • July/August/September, 2019 For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted a rustic log cabin deep in the...

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

Install rafters alone the easy way

Make your own lumber with a chainsaw mill

Build a cistern out of corrugated road culvert

Farm and Garden

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

By John Silveira Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 My engineer father was not fond of wasting time or energy. He was always searching for a better,...

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

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Growing Potatoes in Straw

You Can Make Your Own Fertilizers

Americana and History

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

By John Silveira Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Gun control people don't seem to get just how deeply etched into the American psyche gun ownership goes...

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

The greatest American who was never President

Catfish Biscuits

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Food and recipes

Food security 101: Part 1

Cracklin’s — An irresistible snack that you can’t stop sneakin’

Terrific tamale pie

Minestrone-hamburger soup

Self-reliance

Essential oils

Breastfeeding — Babies love it, and for good reason

Teach your kids math with the banking game

The community treasure chest

Energy

Powering medical equipment during a utility blackout

Solar Building Design

Energy class: Part 1

Solar-powered refrigerators

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...

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

Picking a holster

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

Science

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

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