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

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Building your chicken coop

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Here's a coop we built from pallets and scrap lumber. The goats lived in one end and the...

For summertime baking needs, build yourself an outdoor horno

Build a cistern out of corrugated road culvert

Adventures with a portable sawmill

Propagating Plants

By Jackie Clay Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 We all love the idea of having a big, productive garden, full of all the nutritious, tasty foods...

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Catfish Biscuits

By Danny Fulks Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, grew up in southern Ohio where his parents worked the land and milked cows, and...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

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

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

Emergency solar power for $950

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

The light at the end of the gun

By Massad Ayoob Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 Dave writes, "A few weeks ago I had to shoot a skunk in the chicken house, but the...

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

Testing Soil

By Tom Kovach Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Testing the soil content of a garden is very important and is quite easy to do. Soil tests...

Science and truth. Are they related?

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

The ‘Curious Guy’ and the ‘Offended Woman’

ID cards are an idea whose time should never come

A vast cultural divide exists between environmentalists and gun owners

Is that a good pig?

By Kim Dieter Issue #129 • May/June, 2011 Lean ham, roasts, chops, savory sausage, and thick slices of bacon are the reason pigs are raised at...

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

By Margaret Wright Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 When we think of a backwoods dog we generally think of a Pyrenees, German Shepherd, or other breed...

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

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

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Caring for wounds in the field

A young couple moves to the country

Just for Kids: Take a nite hike!

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of...

By Eugene Mitchell Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Whether young or old, lying in the grass and searching for four-leafed clovers is timeless fun. Sometimes they're so elusive, like the leprechaun, it seems they don't exist....

The Potato Hole

By Sylvia Gist Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Carrots go in sand in the green pail and potatoes can be sorted by type into plastic mesh bags. We had talked of putting in a regular root cellar,...