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Animals

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Finding the best dog for the country life

Get to know your spiders

Slaughtering and Butchering

Building

For large quantity food dehydration try this homemade gem from the...

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 The thing I like the most about Backwoods Home is that, unlike a lot of other magazines,...

A salvaged oak floor for $5

Parge the ugly out of your concrete wall

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

Build a 6500-gallon concrete water tank for $1500

Farm and Garden

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

By Maggie Larsen Issue #86 • March/April, 2004 During a binge of spring cleaning, I ventured outside and began to renovate the exterior of my home,...

Flowers Brighten the Garden

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

Put Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

Pruning Blueberries

Americana and History

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #154 • July/August, 2015 There was a time when it was thought that a defining difference between humans and animals was:...

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

Remembering what grandma used

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

Food and recipes

How to make kombucha

Sweet pepper salad

Heart healthy recipes

The enchanting Chanterelle — Gourmet goodies free from the forest

Self-reliance

Bartering for bad times

Breastfeeding — A primer

The wonderful world of axes

Dealing with heat stress

Energy

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

How to select the right backup generator

Prepper power! Part 2

Keep the Ice On

Guns and Hunting

Choose your ammo… police style

By Massad Ayoob Issue #93 • May/June, 2005 One of our greatest modern gun experts, Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC, Ret., once made the observation that...

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Science

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

By John Silveira Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 "What are you doing?" a voice asked. I looked up and saw O.E. MacDougal, Dave's poker-playing friend from Southern...