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DEPARTMENTS 6  Editor's Note 7  Editorial: Different approaches, but the same goal 36  The Gee-Whiz page 64  Irreverent joke page 65  Ayoob on Firearms: The bolt-action rifle 77  Ask Jackie: Flowers for honeybees, storing eggs, making fruit leather, goat milk soap, storing honey, thick jam, etc. 80  Letters 81  Advertiser Index 82  The last word: Siccing...

This issue is Sold Out. <!--Most articles are included in our print anthology A Backwoods Home Anthology — The 20th Year Click on General Store to the left.--> Click on items listed in red to read them. DEPARTMENTS 6  Editor's Note 7  Editorial:...

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DEPARTMENTS ABOUT THE COVER Don Childers painted this farm scene while visiting Dave and Ilene Duffy in Oregon this past fall. Everyone put their two cents in: We need a small child in Grandpa's lap; that...

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

Click on items listed in green to read them. DEPARTMENTS ABOUT THE COVER No matter how cold (or how late) it is, the kids are still going to play in the fluffy snow on a moonlit night....

This issue is Sold Out. Most articles are included in our print anthology A Backwoods Home Anthology — The 21st Year Click on General Store to the left. Click on items listed in red to read them. DEPARTMENTS 6  Editorr's Note...

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 Nineteenth 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 Fifteenth 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 Sixth Year Click on General Store to the left. Click on items listed in red to read them. Departments Note from...

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DEPARTMENTS ABOUT THE COVER In this cover by BHM artist Don Childers, a pair of bundled-up children collect acorns from their well-raked lawn. Mom will process the acorns into acorn flour later — and maybe even...

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