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Animals

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Raising rabbits for profit

Where our farm animals come from

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Building

Eye-catching signs with mirrors

By David Lee Issue #144 • November/December, 2013 The reflected image in the mirrored letters give a "see-through" illusion to the sign and the tree. Stained glass...

How to Install a Steel Roof

Build Your Own Car Wash

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s...

Build a pizza oven

Farm and Garden

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

By Darlene Polachic Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 Why spend money buying plant starter packs when you can make all you need from old newspapers? The...

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

How to Grow Garlic

Jackie’s Garden Primer

Gardening Tips and Tricks

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...

Catfish Biscuits

Biological and chemical weapons through history

The time-travel ad

Grandpa’s justice

Food and recipes

Just for Kids: Some pioneer recipes

Linguini with Clam Sauce

Kugel

Pasteurizing milk

Self-reliance

Harvest your own firewood

Fully Involved

Just for Kids: Killing some time (Create an afternoon time warp)

Dollar Store to the Rescue

Energy

Homemade electric power

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Add solar power to your truck camper

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Guns and Hunting

Affordable firearms

By Massad Ayoob Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 Knowing that frugality is one of the cornerstones of rural living, Editor Annie Tuttle suggested that I tackle...

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

How big a gun do you need?

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Science

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

By John Silveira Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 If you haven't already heard, on September 10, 2008, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located on the border...