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Animals

Finding the best dog for the country life

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Beekeeping basics

Goat birthing and raising kids

Building

Build an attached solar greenhouse

By David Lee Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 We planned it to be permanent, well built, and able to withstand the extremes of temperature, humidity, and...

Making and using a solar cooker

Build an inexpensive but durable jackleg fence

This coop is for the birds

Adventures with a portable sawmill

Farm and Garden

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 When you mention "garden," everybody immediately thinks of sweet corn, green beans, and tomatoes, with a few peppers...

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

Seven tactics for planning next year’s garden

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

Americana and History

The greatest American who was never President

By John Silveira Issue #60a • November/December, 1999 "The election's next year, right?" I asked. Dave Duffy, the publisher of Backwoods Home Magazine, was editing a rather...

The barnyard scramble

The time-travel ad

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

The summer of ’35

Food and recipes

Potato Bread

Spider rice casserole

Banana, blueberry, and peach scones

Irish coffee

Self-reliance

Preserve the harvest naturally through wild fermentation

You could furnish an entire homestead at Lehman’s ‘Non-electric’ Hardware Store

This country job really rocks

Keeping tools sharp

Energy

Dim bulbs in California

Keep the Ice On

Are hydrogen-fueled cars pie-in-the-sky?

For a truly independent energy system, your choices are solar, wind, and water

Guns and Hunting

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • December, 2003 In Part I, we began a series of refreshers on safety and proper handling of firearms. This time,...