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Animals

Beekeeping basics

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

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Bottle-raise a calf

Building

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #172 • July/August, 2018 Like most young folks today, our son David graduated high school, got a job, and went to college...

A house a tornado helped build

Build a wood crib with free materials

Simplify life in your backwoods home by using these easy mountain...

Turning a $10,000 House into a Home — Part 1: Salvaging...

Farm and Garden

The Potato Hole

By Sylvia Gist Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Carrots go in sand in the green pail and potatoes can be sorted by type into plastic mesh...

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

Fermenting Chicken Feed

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Americana and History

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

By Martin Waterman Issue #37 • January/February, 1996 I can remember taking a trip as a child and seeing my first Burma Shave signs. Technically speaking,...

The vanishing outhouse

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

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

Catfish Biscuits

Food and recipes

Chicken Curry

Dilled oyster crackers

Blueberry tofu frappe

Mairead’s Fabulous Flan

Self-reliance

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Garden injuries Part 2

Space heater safety tips

Cut your grocery bill in half

Energy

Water: a safe supply when you’re off the grid

Energy class: Part 1

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

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...

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

Big boomer guns

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Consider the 20-gauge shotgun

Science

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

By John Silveira Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 If you haven't already heard, on September 10, 2008, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located on the border...