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Animals

Get to know your spiders

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Good-bye old friend

Raising your own beef for your family

Building

Dorothy Ainsworth update: Out of the ashes

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #38 • March/April, 1996 I got the dreadful call from my son Eric at 2 p.m. on June 29th, 1995, an hour...

New invention— The Fencerunner

Vise Dremel Moto Tool mount

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader, part 2

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

Farm and Garden

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 After originating in the semi-arid regions of the middle east, espaliering (is-'pal-yer-ing) became a commonly employed fruit...

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

Propagating Plants

Growing Strawberries

Naughty Peppers

Americana and History

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

By Robert L. Williams Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 Many years ago, before I came to my senses and left public education for good, I was...

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

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Biological and chemical weapons through history

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

Food and recipes

Sweet Ginger Eggs

Glazed carrots with peas and onions

Tetsukabuto squash pie

Venison — From the Field to the Fork

Self-reliance

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

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Frostbite — Don’t flirt with this sneaky danger

An easier way to cut firewood By Larry LaVan

Energy

Keep the Ice On

Don’t discount a generator, especially a diesel generator, as your primary power source

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

Waterpower for personal use

Guns and Hunting

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

By Claire Wolfe Issue #140 • March/April, 2013 My friend Jack pulled the car into a grassy clearing. We donned rubber boots, fetched a metal detector...