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Animals

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Raising rabbits for profit

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Redworm farming

Building

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too...

By Michael Hackleman Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 Hydronic, or radiant floor heating is a method of heating a home, shop, or other building with the...

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Build a Concrete Root Cellar

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

Farm and Garden

How to become a backyard beekeeper

By Sheri Jones If you’ve been intrigued by the idea of becoming a beekeeper but think you don’t have the space, resources, or knowledge, you’re...

Okra — Not Just for the South

Growing and Using Peppers

Meat For the Homestead

A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

Americana and History

Biological and chemical weapons through history

By John Silveira Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 The weather here on the coast of Oregon is nice almost all year-round, and there almost always seems...

The summer of ’35

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

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

Food and recipes

Mac’s lamb curry bake

Home canning safety tips

Tomato-Avocado-Buttermilk Soup

Cooking with seeds — A surefire way to sow good health into your family’s diet

Self-reliance

Water development for the homestead: Ponds, cisterns, and tanks

Survival/utility vest

Seed art — It’s fun to collect the seeds and create these unusual pictures

Woodstove cooking

Energy

Dim bulbs in California

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

Solar Power 101: Inverters

Handy Keychain Mini-Gadgets

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...