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Animals

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Good-bye old friend

Building

A river rock shower

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #77 • September/October, 2002 The finished shower weighs a ton and cost about $800. Cultured stones, made of pumice and portland cement, weigh about...

Gabion walls for form and function

Stairs — The next level

A simple backwoods hay baler

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

Farm and Garden

Growing Potatoes in Straw

By Habeeb Salloum Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 Virtually unknown to people in other parts of the world, the inhabitants in the Northern European countries have...

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

Green or Yellow: Grow Your Best Bush Beans Ever

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...

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

Grandpa’s justice

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Constitution of the united States of America

Food and recipes

Hawaiian poha jam

Masala jheenga

Italian Christmas bread

Poor man’s shrimp cocktail on perch

Self-reliance

Power Up

Winter in the High Desert — Understanding the music

Space heater safety tips

Bath herbs

Energy

Build Your Own Car Wash

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Solar Food Drying

Battery powered weekend retreat

Guns and Hunting

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

(and be assured everything still works when you dig it up) By Charles Wood Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 Back in the early 1990s the outlook for the...

Firearms — Tools of rural living

Reload your own brass

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Women and guns

Science

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

By John Silveira Issue #132 • November/December, 2011 I like "doomsday" scenarios even ridiculous ones, such as the supposed Mayan calendar prophecy for 2012 or...