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Animals

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Raising your own beef for your family

Building

PVC pipe in the home, garden, farm, and workshop

By Charles Sanders Issue #94 • July/August, 2005 Perhaps one of the most important innovations in modern plumbing has been the development of polyvinyl chloride (PVC),...

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Build a 6500-gallon concrete water tank for $1500

Build an all-purpose ladder

Build your own portable forge

Farm and Garden

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

By Corcceigh Green Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Isn't it funny how even the things we step on while walking on the lawn have value? I...

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn...

Build a Keyhole Garden

Meat For the Homestead

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

Americana and History

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

By Don Lewis Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The year was 1834, a year that didn’t really stand out as all that particularly important in American...

The time-travel ad

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

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

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

Food and recipes

Bologna sandwiches and roasted rabbit

Apricot stuffed Lamb Chops

Cultured milk — Food of centenarians

Layered casserole

Self-reliance

Fully Involved

The many benefits of garlic

Stay clear of young wild animals

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

Energy

Standby battery charging techniques can ensure engine startups

Amateur Ham Radio – The Ultimate Tool for Survival Communications

An $89 backup generator

Handy Keychain Mini-Gadgets

Guns and Hunting

Canning game meat

By Linda Gabris Issue #166 • July/August, 2017 Attempting to can meat (or any other low acid food, for that matter) without the use of a...

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

Choose your ammo… police style

Science

The ‘risks’ with Swine Flu

By John Silveira Issue #118 • July/August, 2009 Do we have anything to worry about the reemergence of Swine Flu Novel Influenza A (H1N1) ...

The many benefits of garlic

Gee-Whiz: Dinosaurs

Gee-Whiz: Sleep

Gee-Whiz: Trees

Politics and Commentary

Guns Save Lives Chapter 1: Point Blank

Why I’m nice to telemarketers

The Coming American Dictatorship Part XII — The militarization of America’s police forces

What is reality?

Animals

Raising Rabbits

By Linda Gabris Issue #133 • January/February, 2012 If you take pride and pleasure in growing your own organic garden foods and raising your own chemical-free...

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

By Charles Sanders Issue #142 • July/August, 2013 A 450-pound hog will provide a lot of delicious meat. Hogs are raised throughout our neighboring Amish community for...

Where our farm animals come from

Is that a good pig?

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Self-Reliance

Homemade pest traps

Jackie’s tips for hardcore homesteading

The accidental homesteader

Picking your pressure canner — All American or Presto?

Farm and Garden

How to Grow Garlic

By Melissa Souza Issue #167 • September/October, 2017 Garlic is easy and rewarding to grow. I use it throughout the year, as it is extremely easy to store. Garlic is one of the most commonly used...

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A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

By Jackie Clay Issue #69 • May/June, 2001 There are many things parents can give their children, other than plastic toys or a few bucks to play video games at the mall. And one of the...

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