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Animals

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Raising rabbits for profit

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Building

Here’s an Easier (and Cheaper) Way to Make Wooden Beams

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #43 • January/February, 1997 I know that there are a lot of really fine products available for turning logs into lumber,...

Building a $3,000 Barn

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

From triumph to tragedy to triumph again. Dorothy Ainsworth makes her...

Farm and Garden

Plant Your Irish Potatoes This Fall or Winter

By Robert L. Williams Issue #48 • November/December, 1997 My family has made a practice of planting Irish potatoes in the fall rather than in the...

Testing Soil

Here’s a Mighty Creative Way to Protect Your Plants from Animals

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

Tea for the garden

Americana and History

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

By Don Lewis Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The year was 1834, a year that didn’t really stand out as all that particularly important in American...

Catfish Biscuits

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

Fried chicken for breakfast

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

Food and recipes

Greens and rhubarb are spring tonics

Blonde brownies

Here are some tasty ways to use those end-of-season green tomatoes

Lamb and black bean tamale pie

Self-reliance

Finding wealth you can wear at yard sales

Homeschooling your dylsexic kid

Start your food storage on $10 a week

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Energy

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

Solar-powered chicken coop

Hydronic woodstoves

Guns and Hunting

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

By Massad Ayoob Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Long a supporter of the Appleseed concept, Backwoods Home Magazine hosted one in Gold Beach, Oregon, in second...