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Animals

Goat birthing and raising kids

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

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

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Building

Build a Trail

By Claire Wolfe Standing near the top of the trail, looking down. The bright sunny spot in the middle distance will...

Ambidextrous chainsaw filing

Make adobe bricks

Building and Using Wattle Fences

We built John Silveira’s chicken coop/garden

Farm and Garden

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,...

Rotten Luck: The Skinny on Composting

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Tomatoes, the Essential Garden Crop

Americana and History

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

By John Silveira Issue #30 • November/December, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) (When we...

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

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

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

Constitution of the united States of America

Food and recipes

Blonde brownies

Deconstructing a bowl of red

Brew your own root beer

Kalbi Chim

Self-reliance

Making maple syrup

Frostbite — Don’t flirt with this sneaky danger

Used bookstores can be sucessful in the hinterlands

Stay clear of young wild animals

Energy

Portable solar power

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too An interview with Stephen Heckeroth

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs

Guns and Hunting

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

By Massad Ayoob Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 In the long love affair between America and the rifle, there has never been an interlude quite as...

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Sight and sound enhancement

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

Science

The coming ice age

By John Silveira Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 I'm putting my apocalyptic ice age novel, Danielle Kidnapped, on Amazon's Kindle and also producing a paperback version...