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Animals

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Good-bye old friend

Raising rabbits for profit

Once a day milking

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...

Choosing a chain saw

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

Build a log crib

Ambidextrous chainsaw filing

Farm and Garden

Seven tactics for planning next year’s garden

By Kristina Seleshanko There are few things I enjoy more than snuggling up next to the woodstove with a cup of coffee and my garden...

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

Garden Spaces for Small Places

Gardening Tips and Tricks

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

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...

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

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

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

Food and recipes

Chicken chili

Caribbean Barbecued Pork Steaks

Home canning safety tips

Hummus

Self-reliance

Homestead security for women

A determined Rose Bley escaped the city

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

The cholesterol in your stovepipe can be fatal

Energy

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too An interview with Stephen Heckeroth

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Why you need to addsolar to your emergencypower backup plans

Guns and Hunting

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • January, 2004 Our three part series on firearms handling ends with this installment. In Part I, we covered handguns and...

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

Air power superiority

Choose your ammo… police style

How big a gun do you need?

Science

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...