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Animals

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Redworm farming

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Raising cattle on your own place

Building

Build a graceful footbridge

By Harrison Stone Issue #77 • September/October, 2002 Tap your heels together three times and repeat after me, "There is no place like homeThere is no...

Parge the ugly out of your concrete wall

Building Eric’s house

Build a lean-to greenhouse

Building your chicken coop

Farm and Garden

Victory Gardens

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #54 • November/December, 1998 There have been very few times in our nation's history when "We, the people" have banded together...

Naughty Peppers

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

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...

Catfish Biscuits

The summer of ’35

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Fried chicken for breakfast

Food and recipes

Pistachio-Mocha Chicken

Heart healthy recipes

Layered Casserole & Pea Salad

Dehydrating eggs at home

Self-reliance

Tale of a country family

Just for Kids: Knock knock vinegar

Caveman walking stick

In the classroom and at home, this system will help you grow self-reliant kids

Energy

Solar power for farm and ranch

Installing your own small, remote off-grid solar system

Solar Food Drying

Install a mobile, solar powered toilet

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...

Use the right ammunition!

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

How big a gun do you need?

Science

Gee-Whiz: Insects

By O. E. MacDougal November/December 2015, Backwoods Home Some 400 million years ago, in the Devonian Period, insects evolved from crustaceans. Since that time, they have...