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Animals

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

Build a poultry killing cone

Bottle-raise a calf

Animal disease traceability

Building

Make adobe bricks

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #110 • March/April, 2008 Last winter I got a phone call from an old friend in Arizona. One of his sons...

Build a 6500-gallon concrete water tank for $1500

Build Your Own Hoop House

For large quantity food dehydration try this homemade gem from the...

Build a barrel stove

Farm and Garden

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

By R.E. Rawlinson Issue #173 • September/October, 2018 When compared to our ancestors, we are very lucky to have readily-available tools. Stores are full of anything...

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

Jackie’s Garden Primer

Grow Your Own Dishrags

Americana and History

Fried chicken for breakfast

By Danny Fulks Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, is one of those rare writers capable of painting a vivid picture of life back...

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

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

Food and recipes

Penne with Provencal eggplant and peppers

Chicken chili

Making sausage

Boston Baked Beans

Self-reliance

Just for Kids: Some farinaceous folly

Essential oils

For health & comfort, try wild herbal teas

Learning to love the high desert

Energy

Install a mobile, solar powered toilet

Our journey to modern off-grid living

Hydronic woodstoves

How to select the right backup generator

Guns and Hunting

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

By Claire Wolfe Issue #140 • March/April, 2013 My friend Jack pulled the car into a grassy clearing. We donned rubber boots, fetched a metal detector...