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Animals

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Building

Build a stone wall

By Charles Sanders Issue #70 • July/August, 2001 The natural beauty of a stone wall has been romanticized in poem and picture for hundreds of years....

How safe is your electric fence?

Install rafters alone the easy way

Adventures with a portable sawmill

Build a Concrete Root Cellar

Farm and Garden

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

By Donna Insco  Issue #158 March/April, 2016 According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website, "CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans...

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

Meat For the Homestead

Testing Soil

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

Americana and History

Grandpa’s justice

By Tom Kovach Issue #65 • September/October, 2000 Having the best vegetable garden in the village might put food on the table and make some money...

Catfish Biscuits

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

Fried chicken for breakfast

Food and recipes

Pecan twerps

Eggplant salad

If you can boil water you can make a good stew

Tips and tricks for the kitchen

Self-reliance

Food security 101: part 2

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Fully Involved

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

Energy

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Solar power for farm and ranch

Water: a safe supply when you’re off the grid

Guns and Hunting

Air power superiority

When a well-placed shot is required, when stealth and quiet are called for, an air rifle may be the best option. By Gary Lewis Issue #151 • January/February,...

Women and guns

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

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

Reload your own brass

Science

How big is the solar system?

By John Silveira Issue #60 • November/December, 1999 In artists' renderings of the solar system we often see the sun represented by a small sphere with...