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Animals

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Raising rabbits for profit

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

Building

Shake update

By David Lee Website Exclusive • January, 2005 Since my shake article was published in Backwoods Home Magazine, Issue #88, I have learned that some of...

Making and using a solar cooker

Build an attached solar greenhouse

Build your own repeating mouse trap

Claw Hammers

Farm and Garden

Propagating Plants

By Jackie Clay Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 We all love the idea of having a big, productive garden, full of all the nutritious, tasty foods...

Meat For the Homestead

Grow some winter squash this year

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

Build a Keyhole Garden

Americana and History

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Habeeb Salloum, 95, a poet, world traveler, linguist, and author of recipe books on Middle Eastern cuisine, has written recipe articles for Backwoods Home...

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

Grandpa’s justice

Food and recipes

Pickled fish and rollmops

Braised rabbit with red wine

Nana V’s holiday corn bread

Feeding large families without breaking the bank

Self-reliance

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Help your home survive in the path of a wildfire

Power Up

Energy

A small creek provides plenty of power for this off-grid home

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

Power your bug-out bag

Solar hot water systems

Guns and Hunting

Building the coyote rifle

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 Feral dogs, coyotes, and those odd-looking "coy dogs" like to feed on my neighbors' livestock on occasion...

Canning game meat

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Big boomer guns

How to shoot a handgun accurately

Science

The world is ending! … Again?

By John Silveira Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 People love to talk about scary stuff. Especially when it's end-of-the-world scary, such as the big asteroid recently...