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Constitution of the united States of America

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common...

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

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

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....

Five building tricks for super strong framing

Build a 6500-gallon concrete water tank for $1500

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Tahini — A health food par-excellence

If you don’t like it here, why don’t you move to another country?

Our energy crisis Part 1 — It’s our creation, but we can fix it

Can the U.N. Ban America’s Guns?

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

By Setanta O'Ceillaigh  Issue #160 • July/August, 2016 The cycle never ends: As soon as one...

Put Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

By Claire Wolfe Issue #140 • March/April, 2013 My friend Jack pulled the car into a grassy clearing. We donned rubber boots, fetched a metal detector...

The light at the end of the gun

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

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

By John Silveira Issue #94 • July/August, 2004 I was sitting in my cubicle poring over a map of the Oregon coastactually, just that...

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Just for Kids: Some good clean fun!

Get to know your spiders

By Jerry Hourigan Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 Every landowner and homeowner creates the perfect environment for spiders. Not intentionally, of course, but spiders seem to...

Raising cattle on your own place

By Charles Sanders Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Winter won't last forever. It won't be long before spring will arrive and pastures will start to green...

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

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

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Just for Kids: Killing some time (Create an afternoon time warp)

By Tom Kovach Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Testing the soil content of a garden is very important and is quite easy to do. Soil tests are needed because some plants prefer slightly acidic soil, while...

Use Plastic to Get a Head Start on Corn in the Fall

By Mark and Lynn Klammer Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 As spring approaches each year, we can hardly wait for the feel of warm earth between our fingers. And so, while most avid gardeners let Mother...