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This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too...

By Michael Hackleman Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 Hydronic, or radiant floor heating is a method of heating a home, shop, or other building with the...

PVC pipe in the home, garden, farm, and workshop

Make your own lumber with a chainsaw mill

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

By Daniel Furtney Issue #147 • May/June, 2014 Gleaning. You may remember the term from Sunday School or your Bible studies. In the book of Ruth,...

Time to Forget About Snail and Slug Bait

The time-travel ad

By John Silveira Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 It's become a minor Internet phenomenon. The ad reads: It's also been read by Jay Leno on his late...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

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

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

The wonderful world of lavender

Everybody talks about lightning and yes, there are things you can do about it

Homemade Toys! — Easy to make, fun to play with, and great for gifts!

Keeping your food cold — Solutions to refrigeration when electricity is scarce

Generators alone are not enough

Tailoring guns to females

By Massad Ayoob Issue #131 • September/October, 2011 So, I'm sitting here in a hotel writing this, less than three hours after getting off the witness...

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

Cold weather shooting considerations

A brief history of health and medicine

By John Silveira Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 As little as a century ago, the average life span in the United States was 49 years. Today...

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Working for a dad who works at home

The chances of global disaster

Guns Save Lives Chapter 1: Point Blank

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

By Karen McGeorge Sanders Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 It seems that farmers always need an extra pair of hands, but finding the money to pay...

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

By Anita Evangelista Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 Multimillionaire J. Paul Getty was once asked the secret of becoming rich. He's reported to have said, "I...

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

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

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

Just for Kids: Visit the great prairies

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

The return of home emergency shelters takes on a dual-purpose approach

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of...

By Eugene Mitchell Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Whether young or old, lying in the grass and searching for four-leafed clovers is timeless fun. Sometimes they're so elusive, like the leprechaun, it seems they don't exist....

The Home Citrus Orchard

By Anita Evangelista Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 It may seem like an impossible dream if you live outside of southern Florida, California, or Texas, but you can grow a home "backyard" orchard of oranges, lemons,...