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Animals

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Raising your own beef for your family

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

Bovine basics for beginners

Building

Easy awnings

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #149 • September/October, 2014 A window without an awning is like a lamp without a shade bare and glaring. In my...

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s...

Make your own effective fishing tackle while you save money and...

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

New invention— The Fencerunner

Farm and Garden

Build a Heated Germination Bed

By Charles Sanders Issue #92 • March/April, 2005 Many of us who garden have learned the benefits of starting our own vegetable and flower plants. There...

Love Those Green Beans

A Small Space Yields a Big Crop of Garlic

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

Propagating Grapes

Americana and History

Fried chicken for breakfast

By Danny Fulks Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, is one of those rare writers capable of painting a vivid picture of life back...

Biological and chemical weapons through history

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

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

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

Food and recipes

A few favorite recipes and books

A healthy heart starts in the kitchen

Lamb and Apricot Pilaff

Hawaiian poha jam

Self-reliance

Tale of a country family

Kick the credit card habit and learn to stash cash

Jackie’s tips for hardcore homesteading

10 tips for selling your homemade product

Energy

Solar-powered refrigerators

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Solar system codes — Build it right!

Guns and Hunting

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

By Massad Ayoob Issue #136 • July/August, 2012 The person new to guns is like the person new to timepieces. "How many of these things are...

Building the coyote rifle

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Women and guns

Science

Gee-Whiz: Insects

By O. E. MacDougal November/December 2015, Backwoods Home Some 400 million years ago, in the Devonian Period, insects evolved from crustaceans. Since that time, they have...