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DEPARTMENTS 6  Editor's Note 7  Editorial: The ethanol gasoline scam 20  Ayoob on Firearms: The pump shotgun: A traditional backwoods home weapon 52  Irreverent joke page 77  Ask Jackie: Vinegar, pressure cookers, canning nuts, baking bread, etc. 81  Letters 82  Advertiser Index 84  Classified ads (pdf) 84  Classified advertising form 86-94  BHM anthologies & books 95-96  Order form/Subscription...

DEPARTMENTS 6  Editor's Note 7  Editorial: Perspectives on the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin shooting 49  Irreverent joke page 34  Ayoob on Firearms: Testing your guns 55  Making a Living Lynette McPherson: Knitter 60  Ask Jackie: Canning in half-gallon jars, preserving coop floor, steam canning, stronger jars, etc. 80  The Last Word: Concealed carry laws...

This issue is Sold Out. Most articles are included in our print anthology A Backwoods Home Anthology — The Seventeenth Year Click on General Store to the left. Click on items listed in red to read them. DEPARTMENTS 6  Publisher's Note...

This issue is Sold Out. Most articles are included in our print anthology A Backwoods Home Anthology — The Fourteenth Year Click on General Store to the left. Click on items listed in red to read them. DEPARTMENTS 8  Publisher's Note...

This issue is Sold Out. Most articles are included in our print anthology A Backwoods Home Anthology — The Ninth Year Click on General Store to the left. Click on items listed in red to read them. Departments Note from...

DEPARTMENTS ABOUT THE COVER In this cover by Don Childers, an older woman sits on the cabin porch. Her faithful dog stays by her side, keeping watch while she knits. These days, she tends her garden...

DEPARTMENTS 6  Editor's Note 7  Editorial:Abundance, gratitude, and satisfaction 51  Ayoob on Firearms: Guns, suicide prevention, and backwoods lifestyles 62  Ask Jackie: Buttermilk, laundry soap, June bugs, seedlings, etc. 67  Country Moments 68  The gee-whiz! page 70  Lenie in the kitchen 72  Irreverent joke page 73  Rogue Photographer 78  Letters 82  The last word: Climate...

DEPARTMENTS 6  Editor's Note 7  Editorial: Preparing for a temporary catastrophe 36  Ayoob on Firearms: BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event 55  Ask Jackie: Canning legumes, making stock from bones, storing meat in fat, moving plants, etc. 64  Irreverent joke page 42  Making a Living: Jack Spirko: "The Survival Podcast" 45  Making...

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This issue is Sold Out. Most articles are included in our print anthology A Backwoods Home Anthology — The Fifteenth Year Click on General Store to the left. Click on items listed in red to read them. DEPARTMENTS 6  Publisher's Note...

DEPARTMENTS 6  Editor's Note 7  Editorial: The mainstreaming of self-reliance 60  Irreverent joke page 61  Ayoob on Firearms: Getting the most from your support hand 76  Ask Jackie: Raised beds, homemade pectin, spaghetti squash, canning taco soup, etc. 80  Letters 81  Advertiser Index 82  The last word: Counterfeit junk silver 83  Classified ads (pdf) 83  Classified advertising...

DEPARTMENTS 6  Editor's Note 7  Editorial: Lessons for My Children, Chapter 2 42 & 45  Two Book Reviews : The Hunger Games and Survival Mom 46  Ayoob on Firearms: The time for modern; the time for traditional 57  Ask Jackie: Canning artichokes, sourdough starter, healthy chickens, etc. 61  Irreverent joke...

This issue is Sold Out. Most articles are included in our print anthology A Backwoods Home Anthology — The Sixteenth Year Click on General Store to the left. Click on items listed in red to read them. DEPARTMENTS 6  Publisher's Note...