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Animals

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Goat birthing and raising kids

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Building

Build your own portable forge

By Corcceigh Green Issue #51 • May/June, 1998 Looking for a handy summer project while building skills, supplies, and knowledge to put away for a rainy...

The house that Dorothy built

New invention— The Fencerunner

Shake update

Shelves and benches

Farm and Garden

Growing Potatoes in Straw

By Habeeb Salloum Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 Virtually unknown to people in other parts of the world, the inhabitants in the Northern European countries have...

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Growing Microgreens

Propagating Plants

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...

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

The summer of ’35

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Food and recipes

Española eggs

Gritted bread

Tricia’s chicken chili

Braised rabbit with red wine

Self-reliance

For health & comfort, try wild herbal teas

In the classroom and at home, this system will help you grow self-reliant kids

Paring down for off-grid living

Garden injuries

Energy

Millenium Vehicles

Build Your Own Car Wash

Solar-powered chicken coop

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

Guns and Hunting

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

By Massad Ayoob Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 Jeff Yago, Backwoods Home's energy writer, recently completed a couple of concealed carry handgun courses. The classes apparently...

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Science

Gee-Whiz: Alcohol

By O.E. MacDougal Backwoods Home Did early man first cultivate grains just to get drunk? The brewing of beer is older than civilization and goes back at...