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Animals

Brooder in a box

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Get to know your spiders

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Building

PVC pipe in the home, garden, farm, and workshop

By Charles Sanders Issue #94 • July/August, 2005 Perhaps one of the most important innovations in modern plumbing has been the development of polyvinyl chloride (PVC),...

Woodbarrow

Building your chicken coop

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

The Mini-Skyline — A homemade yarder to bring firewood up a...

Farm and Garden

Gardening Tips and Tricks

By Charles Sanders Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 Gardeners are an ingenious lot. Trial and error, time, study, observation, and experience all help us to come...

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

A Small Space Yields a Big Crop of Garlic

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...

Constitution of the united States of America

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

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

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Food and recipes

Scallop Crunch Appetizer

Venison Chili

My garden — A springboard of food, pleasure, and history

Maple Spiced Broiled Salmon

Self-reliance

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Preparing for a Temporary Catastrophe

You could furnish an entire homestead at Lehman’s ‘Non-electric’ Hardware Store

The adventures of a first-time homesteader

Energy

Hydronic woodstoves

Power Up

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

Solar Building Design

Guns and Hunting

Just because

By Massad Ayoob Issue #144 • November/December, 2013 I generally recommend that people buy guns the way they'd buy power tools, or automobiles, or homes. Assess...