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Animals

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Building

Trusses — Low cost marvels to roof over most large spaces

By Martin Harris Issue #23 • September/October, 1993 When you strip away all the frills, building construction is nothing more than enclosing a volume of space...

Five building tricks for super strong framing

Build an attached solar greenhouse

Build a pallet fence

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

Farm and Garden

Growing the Eternal Tomato

By Leonard Trebor Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 It's an old story to longtime gardeners (and a new story to novices): each spring you buy some...

Saving Seeds

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

The Homestead Greenhouse

Americana and History

Constitution of the united States of America

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common...

Fly it proudly and properly

Fried chicken for breakfast

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Remembering what grandma used

Food and recipes

Chicken Saltimbocca with Escarole

Grouse Hunting — The Ultimate Joy of Autumn

Make grape juice the easy way

Canning game meat

Self-reliance

Moving to the wilderness — Turning the dream to reality

Winter in the High Desert — Understanding the music

Teach speed reading to your children even if you can’t speed read yourself

Picking your pressure canner — All American or Presto?

Energy

Add solar power to your truck camper

Power-up bag

Solar-powered refrigerators

Solar power trailer Part 2

Guns and Hunting

Sight and sound enhancement

By Massad Ayoob Issue #71 • September/October, 2001 Enhancing vision and hearing can make you a safer, more effective shooter, and sometimes can save human lives. Captain...