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Animals

Keeping homestead animals healthy

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Where our farm animals come from

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Building

Yurt Magic — Building an Enchanting Instant House

By Claire Wolfe Issue #76 • July/August, 2002 I awoke last night to a circle of moonlight reflected on a wall. It was so vivid I...

Build a Composter

Tools and hardware for the backwoods home

Installing a steel roof

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Farm and Garden

Grow some winter squash this year

By Lisa Nourse I love summertime — I love the green of the trees, the warm weather, and growing my own food. I especially love...

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

Green or Yellow: Grow Your Best Bush Beans Ever

Naughty Peppers

Americana and History

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

By Robert L. Williams Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 Many years ago, before I came to my senses and left public education for good, I was...

Constitution of the united States of America

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

Grandpa’s justice

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Food and recipes

Nana V’s holiday corn bread

CHILI MANIA — This all-American food came out of Texas to conquer the whole culinary world

Canned bacon — Roll your own

Grandma’s persimmon pudding

Self-reliance

Space heater safety tips

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Turn your passion into a business

Earning money from home

Energy

Power your bug-out bag

Use solar landscape lights for emergencies

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

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 2

Guns and Hunting

The Appleseed Project

By Massad Ayoob Issue #123 • May/June, 2010 There is nothing else in the shooting world quite like the Appleseed Project, which combines American Revolutionary War...

Thoughts on ammunition

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Science

Gee-Whiz: Bad Fish, Big Fish

By O.E. MacDougal January/February 2015, Backwoods Home Fish were the very first vertebrates. That is, they were the first animals with backbones, the purpose of which...