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Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

A salvaged oak floor for $5

By Robert L. Williams Issue #59 • September/October, 1999 Several months ago we decided we did not want to install a traditional bedroom floor of plywood...

Build a Vertical Storage Rack for Cans

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader

Tracing a bean

By Wren Everett The beans came to me as an accident. In the early spring of 2023, I was scouring The Exchange (exchange.seedsavers.org/home) — an online...

Time to Forget About Snail and Slug Bait

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

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...

Constitution of the united States of America

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

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

Modify an E-Tool to make your own Combi-Tool

Used bookstores can be sucessful in the hinterlands

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

A small creek provides plenty of power for this off-grid home

Install a mobile, solar powered toilet

How to shoot a handgun accurately

By Massad Ayoob Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 "I want you to do an article on how to shoot a handgun accurately," Dave Duffy told me....

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

By John Silveira Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 I once wrote a science fiction novel that I never tried to sell. Titled The Perfect Defense, its...

Goodbye TV, hello constructive time

Defunding government is a sensible voter solution to reining in local government

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

By Jayn Steidl Thibodeau Issue #36 • November/December, 1995 Have you ever had this happen to you? You've opened the refrigerator door for a cold, refreshing...

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...

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

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

I heat my house by burning corn

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

10 day survival pack for your vehicle for just $25

By Ed Mashburn Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 My almost two-year-old grandson loves blueberries. Put a bowl of those round blue jewels in front of him, and he's a happy little man. He's not alone. Many...

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, "gleaning" refers to poor people being allowed to follow a...