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Animals

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Once a day milking

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Building

Build a homestead Copy Cart

By Charles Sanders Issue #45 • July/August, 1997 I don't know too many homesteaders, gardeners, or small farmers who haven't at one time or another wished...

A river rock shower

Build your own portable forge

Build a deluxe barrel stove

Stairs — The next level

Farm and Garden

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

By Sherry Willis Issue #145 • January/February, 2014 The recent droughts in the midwest have meant hard times for many livestock owners. Areas without irrigation saw...

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

Meat For the Homestead

Saving Seeds

Slug Zapper

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...

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Fried chicken for breakfast

The vanishing outhouse

Food and recipes

Duane’s shrimp dip

Española eggs

Pecan twerps

Asparagus Pasta Salad

Self-reliance

Stay clear of young wild animals

The adventures of a first-time homesteader

Homestead helpers

Preparing for winter

Energy

Add solar power to your truck camper

Power your bug-out bag

Solar power trailer Part 1

Solar-powered water purifiers

Guns and Hunting

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

By Massad Ayoob Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 One reader writes to ask if military surplus rifles are still a good idea for hunting, recreational shooting,...

Of guns and snakes

Building the coyote rifle

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Science

The coming ice age

By John Silveira Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 I'm putting my apocalyptic ice age novel, Danielle Kidnapped, on Amazon's Kindle and also producing a paperback version...