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Animals

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Building

Build a deluxe barrel stove

By David Lee Issue #108 • November/December, 2007 Winter is coming again, pretty much on schedule in spite of global warming, and it will be cold,...

Build a wood crib with free materials

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

Renovating old walls

Woodbarrow

Farm and Garden

Plant Once Harvest for Years

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #140 • March/April, 2013 Year after year we start seeds, till the ground, plant, weed, harvest, then tear it all out at...

How to Grow Potatoes

Green or Yellow: Grow Your Best Bush Beans Ever

Pruning Blueberries

Propagating Grapes

Americana and History

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

By John Silveira Issue #30 • November/December, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) (When we...

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

Food and recipes

Fudge macaroon pie

Traditional trail foods — Transportable calories

Zucchini casserole

No fuss, no muss, one-pan grouse supper

Self-reliance

Step onto the ice and catch tonight’s dinner

Just for Kids: Some farinaceous folly

Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel better

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Energy

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

For a truly independent energy system, your choices are solar, wind, and water

Solar power trailer Part 2

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

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...

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Moderate power firearms

How big a gun do you need?

The light at the end of the gun

Science

How big is the solar system?

By John Silveira Issue #60 • November/December, 1999 In artists' renderings of the solar system we often see the sun represented by a small sphere with...