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Animals

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Build a poultry killing cone

Good-bye old friend

Animal disease traceability

Building

Renovating old walls

By David Lee Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 Some years ago my wife and I were out searching for a new building lot when we fell...

A recycled dresser makes a useful bathroom vanity

Build a ski sled

Build a pizza oven

Our Unconventional House

Farm and Garden

How to Grow Garlic

By Melissa Souza Issue #167 • September/October, 2017 Garlic is easy and rewarding to grow. I use it throughout the year, as it is extremely easy...

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

Nut Trees on Your Homestead

Americana and History

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

By Marlene Parkin Issue #22 • July/August, 1993 Many of the quilts of yesterday took a lifetime to make. Perhaps the mystical part of quiltsthe aspect...

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

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

The summer of ’35

Food and recipes

Baking Bread

Green Shrimp Soup

Tahini — A health food par-excellence

Turkey Tetrazzini

Self-reliance

Brood X

Sewing and using cloth diapers is easier than you think

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II

How to maintain your chimney

Energy

Don’t discount a generator, especially a diesel generator, as your primary power source

Solar hot water systems

Phantom solar — The crucial invisible system needed before you install solar

Keep the Ice On

Guns and Hunting

Firearms and cold weather considerations

By Massad Ayoob Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 Many of our readers have established their abodes in places which, during the winter months, do not exactly...

The Appleseed Project

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

Science

Gee-Whiz: Trees

By O. E. Macdougal September/October 2015, Backwoods Home We’re told they include some of the oldest and largest living organisms on the planet. But do...