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Raising cattle on your own place

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

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

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 an inexpensive but durable jackleg fence

Building and using wattle fences

Build A Hybrid Go-Kart For Kids For $150

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...

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

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

Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776 When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political...

Here are some tasty ways to use those end-of-season green tomatoes

Aunt Ona’s Mandarin orange cake

Cast iron loaf pans from breakfast to dessert

Flea market stories and strategies

I heat my house by burning corn

You could furnish an entire homestead at Lehman’s ‘Non-electric’ Hardware Store

Make your own biodiesel for 80¢ per gallon

For a truly independent energy system, your choices are solar, wind, and water

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

How big a gun do you need?

By Massad Ayoob Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 We Americans like to do things in a big way. Big houses. Big cars. Big boats. And, yes,...

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

By John Silveira Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 This is an article with both anecdotal evidence and science. It is about me, anxiety and depression, a...

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Biological & chemical terrorism

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

By Allen Easterly Issue #101 • September/October, 2006 Raising quail is inexpensive, easy, provides very healthy low-fat white meat, and supplies the fertilizer you need for...

Finding the best dog for the country life

By Anita Evangelista Issue #63 • May/June, 2000 When you're looking for a dog to fit into your country life, there are few other topics as...

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Switch your family to goat’s milk

Raising your own beef for your family

The 7 core areas of preparedness

Teach speed reading to your children even if you can’t speed read yourself

Building and stocking your pantry

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

By Donna Insco  Issue #158 March/April, 2016 According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website, "CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and...

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...