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Animals

Building

Parge the ugly out of your concrete wall

By Bill Leonard Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 You can say a great deal in favor of cement block (or, if you prefer, concrete block) building....

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

Trusses — Low cost marvels to roof over most large spaces

Build a stone wall

Build your own portable forge

Farm and Garden

Plant Once Harvest for Years

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #140 • March/April, 2013 Year after year we start seeds, till the ground, plant, weed, harvest, then tear it all out at...

The $1 Garden

Caring for your chickens in winter

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

Jackie’s Garden Primer

Americana and History

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

By John Silveira Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Gun control people don't seem to get just how deeply etched into the American psyche gun ownership goes...

Fried chicken for breakfast

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

The vanishing outhouse

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

Food and recipes

Self-reliance

Energy

Guns and Hunting

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

By Massad Ayoob Issue #163 • January/February, 2017 Click Here to read Part 1 Click Here to read Part 2 As noted in the two previous parts of...

Building the coyote rifle

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Science

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

By John Silveira Issue #132 • November/December, 2011 I like "doomsday" scenarios — even ridiculous ones, such as the supposed Mayan calendar prophecy for 2012 or...

Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest...

The coming ice age

Gee-Whiz: Bad Fish, Big Fish

How big is the solar system?

Politics and Commentary

Animals

Raising your own beef

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 Every time I sit down to enjoy a wonderful beef roast or perfectly grilled steak, I am so...

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

By Jayn Steidl Thibodeau Issue #36 • November/December, 1995 Have you ever had this happen to you? You've opened the refrigerator door for a cold, refreshing...

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Beekeeping basics

Self-Reliance

Farm and Garden

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

By Nancy Wolcott Issue #61 • January/February, 2000 You are sitting there in your recliner chair in your small city apartment desperately longing for the day when you can escape to the country and become a...
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Plant Once Harvest for Years

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #140 • March/April, 2013 Year after year we start seeds, till the ground, plant, weed, harvest, then tear it all out at the end of the season. It's a lot of work,...
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