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Animals

Redworm farming

Animal disease traceability

Slaughtering and Butchering

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Building

Build a holz hausen to dry firewood

By Doug Fluckiger Issue #132 • November/December, 2011 My secret passion is tall, dark, and handsome. I may find her lying luxuriantly among a dark grove...

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

Building and stocking your pantry

The house that Dorothy built

Make your own effective fishing tackle while you save money and...

Farm and Garden

Build a Keyhole Garden

By Katelynn Bond Issue #152 • March/April, 2015 One of the hazards of living on the side of a mountain in northern New Mexico is that...

Growing Microgreens

The Potato Hole

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

Americana and History

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

By John Silveira Issue #29 • September/October, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) It was...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

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

The vanishing outhouse

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Food and recipes

Hawaiian poha jam

Fig preserves

Filipino Chicken Stew

Plantation Coffee Punch

Self-reliance

Picking your pressure canner — All American or Presto?

10 day survival pack for your vehicle for just $25

New yarn from old sweaters

Cut your grocery bill in half

Energy

Build your own solar-powered water pumping station

Use solar landscape lights for emergencies

Phantom solar — The crucial invisible system needed before you install solar

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

Guns and Hunting

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

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #47 • September/October, 1997 Like many another rural person, I've often found a firearm to be my most important tool. No,...

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Big boomer guns

Sight and sound enhancement

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Science

The gee-whiz! page — Cats: Why they rule our world

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 House cats A recent Gallup poll showed that cat ownership is pretty much evenly distributed between men and...