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Animals

Is that a good pig?

Bottle-raise a calf

Finding the best dog for the country life

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

Building

Building and Using Wattle Fences

By Kathryn Wingrove Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Wattle fences are made by weaving material in and out of posts in the ground. They were often...

This coop is for the birds

Build a barrel stove

Yurt Magic — Building an Enchanting Instant House

How safe is your electric fence?

Farm and Garden

No Worrying About Fire Blight with Orient and Kieffer Pears

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #52 • July/August, 1998 Everyone likes a good success story, and if I were called upon to name the most successful...

Gardening Tips and Tricks

Growing and Using Peppers

Mid-season planting

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

Americana and History

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

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #154 • July/August, 2015 There was a time when it was thought that a defining difference between humans and animals was:...

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

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Constitution of the united States of America

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

Food and recipes

Fermented dill pickles

Tomato-Avocado-Buttermilk Soup

Elegant desserts for entertaining

Pita bread

Self-reliance

Start a fire in any weather

Buying a used mobile home

The adventures of a first-time homesteader

Raising kids simply

Energy

Keeping your food cold — Solutions to refrigeration when electricity is scarce

Amateur Ham Radio – The Ultimate Tool for Survival Communications

Why you need to addsolar to your emergencypower backup plans

Prepper power! Part 1

Guns and Hunting

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

By Linda Gabris Issue #162 • November/December, 2016 Bear was a popular meat in our house when I was growing up in the rural woods. Black...

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

The Appleseed Project

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...