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Animals

A contrary guide to feeding animals

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

Once a day milking

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Building

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

By John Silveira Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 My engineer father was not fond of wasting time or energy. He was always searching for a better,...

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

Build a wood crib with free materials

Build a Concrete Root Cellar

Farm and Garden

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

By Edward Love Johnson Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 I began experimenting with mound gardening several years ago, due to limited garden space. Then as time...

Sweet Potato Greens

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

Saving Seeds

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

Americana and History

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

By John Silveira Issue #30 • November/December, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) (When we...

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

Catfish Biscuits

Grandpa’s justice

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Food and recipes

Cheddar Breakfast Pizza

Food security 101: part 2 — Convenience mixes make life easier

Make elderberry syrup for flu season

The real “Q” — Barbecue the way it’s supposed to be

Self-reliance

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

Easy-to-make reusable coffee filters

Building and stocking your pantry

Caveman walking stick

Energy

Prepper power! Part 1

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Power your bug-out bag

Guns and Hunting

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

By Massad Ayoob Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Long a supporter of the Appleseed concept, Backwoods Home Magazine hosted one in Gold Beach, Oregon, in second...

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Consider the 20-gauge shotgun

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

Science

Gee-Whiz: Dinosaurs

By O.E. MacDougal July/August 2014 Backwoods Home Biologists and paleontologists are now pretty certain that birds are part of the dinosaur lineage. Their extinct relatives include...