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Americana and History

The summer of ’35

By John Graesch Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 Sixty five years ago I was living in that part of Seattle, Washington, known as South Park. Few...

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

Catfish Biscuits

Constitution of the united States of America

The greatest American who was never President

Animals

Goat birthing and raising kids

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Once a day milking

Home Dairying

Building

Tools and hardware for the backwoods home

By James Ballou Issue #74 • March/April, 2002 A certain degree of self reliance is obtainable by those who have the knowledge and skills, resourcefulness, courage,...

Build a poultry killing cone

Stairs — The next level

How to build a good fence for your homestead

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

Energy

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Design calculations for no-head, low-head waterwheels

A solar primer — How it works, how it’s made, what it costs

Solar Power 101 — Solar arrays

Food and recipes

Baby bok choy with tofu

Spider rice casserole

Hearty breakfast fillets

Bean-beef casserole

Politics and Commentary

Just how good of a bet are those lotto tickets?

Paying for social security with worthless $

Do we need a Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights?

Introducing the international tax cartel

Farm and Garden

Build a Keyhole Garden

By Katelynn Bond Issue #152 • March/April, 2015 One of the hazards of living on the side of a mountain in northern New Mexico is that...

Grow Open-Pollinated Tomatoes

A Small Space Yields a Big Crop of Garlic

Graft Your Own Designer Fruit Trees

A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

Guns and Hunting

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

By Massad Ayoob Issue #45 • May/June, 1997 I take the Springfield Armory rifle out of the box, and savor it. I seldom do that with...

Affordable firearms

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Tailoring guns to females

Choose your ammo… police style

Science

Gee-Whiz: Bad Fish, Big Fish

By O.E. MacDougal January/February 2015, Backwoods Home Fish were the very first vertebrates. That is, they were the first animals with backbones, the purpose of which...