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Animals

Bovine basics for beginners

Bottle-raise a calf

Finding the best dog for the country life

Brooder in a box

Building

Yurt Magic — Building an Enchanting Instant House

By Claire Wolfe Issue #76 • July/August, 2002 I awoke last night to a circle of moonlight reflected on a wall. It was so vivid I...

Build a poultry killing cone

How to Install a Steel Roof

A salvaged oak floor for $5

Here’s how to make a musical bamboo flute

Farm and Garden

Propagating Grapes

By Sylvia Gist Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 As a kid in western South Dakota, I enjoyed picking wild grapes and using the delightful juice they...

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

How to Grow Potatoes

Americana and History

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

By John Silveira Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 It was one of those days I love. We were between deadlines and Dave, Bill, Mac, and I...

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

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

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

The barnyard scramble

Food and recipes

Twice Cooked Pork

Food security 101: Part 1

Chicken Enchiladas

Cauliflower-Ham Chowder

Self-reliance

Making maple syrup

Survival infection control

Turn your passion into a business

Breastfeeding — Babies love it, and for good reason

Energy

Solar-powered water purifiers

Powering medical equipment during a utility blackout

Build Your Own Car Wash

Solar-powered refrigerators

Guns and Hunting

Moderate power firearms

By Massad Ayoob Issue #110 • March/April, 2008 Robert Ruark, the great American writer of the mid-Twentieth Century, was also a big game hunter. One of...

Thoughts on ammunition

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Firearms — Tools of rural living

Science

Gee-Whiz: Coffee

By O.E. MacDougal May/June 2018, Backwoods Home Every second of every day about 26,000 cups of coffee are drunk around the world. That’s about 2¼ billion...