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Raising your own beef for your family

Raising cattle on your own place

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

Easy awnings

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #149 • September/October, 2014 A window without an awning is like a lamp without a shade bare and glaring. In my...

Build a Top-Bar Bee Hive

By Jereme Zimmerman Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 My journey to becoming a beekeeper has been a long one, and I’m still not quite there yet....

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

By John Silveira Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do you...

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Why you need to addsolar to your emergencypower backup plans

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

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

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...

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

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...

Dr. Laura tells her listeners she’s decided to pack a gun

Why oil and other fossil fuels are good

The burglar does far more than steal!

Switch your family to goat’s milk

By Tanya Kelley Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 If you milk goats, there's no doubt you've heard it"Eww! Goat's milk! Gross!" To be perfectly honest, goat...

Good-bye old friend

By Lucy Shober Issue #27 • May/June, 1994 Big Poney died today. He was 34 years old and had been going down pretty rapidly over this...

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Where our farm animals come from

Step onto the ice and catch tonight’s dinner

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn Income

By Rebekah L. Cowell Photos by Amanda Egdorf-Sand Issue #124 • July/August, 2010 Vermicomposting takes composting to another level using Eisenia foetida (commonly known as red wiggler, brandling, or manure worms) to break down organic matter such...

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

By Charles Sanders Issue #98 • March/April, 2006 There are mountains of old tires out there. Americans keep on rolling and tires keep on wearing out. Every year there is almost one scrap tire created for...