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Raising cattle on your own place

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

Vise Dremel Moto Tool mount

By Dana Martin Batory Issue #84 • November/December, 2003 Sometimes it seems two hands are not enough—three would be nice, four even better. This economical, easy...

Build your own home in two years — Get a PhD...

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

By Maggie Larsen Issue #86 • March/April, 2004 During a binge of spring cleaning, I ventured outside and began to renovate the exterior of my home,...

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Green or Yellow: Grow Your Best Bush Beans Ever

The barnyard scramble

By Michelle Hampton Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 Each year during our local county fair, one of the best-attended events happens when farm animals, donated by...

The greatest American who was never President

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

Pistachios — Historic and healthy nuts

Some unusual jellies for your sweet tooth

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Just for Kids: Some good clean fun!

Amateur Ham Radio – The Ultimate Tool for Survival Communications

Install a mobile, solar powered toilet

Build your own solar-powered water pumping station

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

By Massad Ayoob Issue #136 • July/August, 2012 The person new to guns is like the person new to timepieces. "How many of these things are...

Firearms — Tools of rural living

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...

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

Science and truth. Are they related?

Should both drugs and guns be legal?

Reaching for the stars during a recession

If you want to survive an emergency, look to yourself, not the Government

Losing our rights as we watch television

Get to know your spiders

By Jerry Hourigan Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 Every landowner and homeowner creates the perfect environment for spiders. Not intentionally, of course, but spiders seem to...

Goat birthing and raising kids

By Jackie Clay Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 Dairy goats form one of the cornerstones of our homestead. Not only do they provide milk, cheese, ice...

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Couponing, refunding, and stockpiling will make your money stretch

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of Nature’s Best Gifts

Modify an E-Tool to make your own Combi-Tool

The poor man’s ultra-light dual-fuel backpacking stove

Use Plastic to Get a Head Start on Corn in the Fall

By Mark and Lynn Klammer Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 As spring approaches each year, we can hardly wait for the feel of warm earth between our fingers. And so, while most avid gardeners let Mother...

Currants and Gooseberries

By Sylvia Gist Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 Currants and gooseberries all belong to the genus Ribes (pronounced "rye-bees"). There are varieties of currants and gooseberries native to Europe and North America, along with some developed...