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Animals

Once a day milking

Raising your own beef

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Where our farm animals come from

Building

Build a Top-Bar Bee Hive

By Jereme Zimmerman Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 My journey to becoming a beekeeper has been a long one, and I’m still not quite there yet....

A house a tornado helped build

Build a pizza oven

Build a chicken house in a day

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

Farm and Garden

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

By Donna Insco  Issue #158 March/April, 2016 According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website, "CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans...

The Home Citrus Orchard

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Companion Planting

Americana and History

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776 When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political...

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

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Food and recipes

Grilled Steak with Olive-Blue Cheese Sauce

Corn and nopalito salsa

Solar Food Drying

Hummingbird Cake

Self-reliance

Getting out of Dodge — 10 Things I am doing to prepare for the move to the country

Homeschooling your dylsexic kid

Building and stocking your pantry

A worthwhile journey

Energy

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

Battery powered weekend retreat

Solar suitcase

Guns and Hunting

Thoughts on ammunition

By Massad Ayoob Issue #108 • November/December, 2007 Ammunition is to firearms as gasoline is to automobiles. However, with guns and ammo, the fit isn't quite...

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Picking a holster

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

Air power superiority

Science

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

By John Silveira (aka O.E. MacDougal) May/June 2017 Backwoods Home The greatest inventions in history are the ones we now take for granted. Fire and the...