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Animals

Redworm farming

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Good-bye old friend

Building

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #27 • May/June, 1994 When I graduated from high school in 1960, my father wrote in my autograph book, "When you get...

How to build a good fence for your homestead

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

New invention— The Fencerunner

Build a ski sled

Farm and Garden

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

By Edward Love Johnson Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 I began experimenting with mound gardening several years ago, due to limited garden space. Then as time...

Naughty Peppers

Put Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

Time to Forget About Snail and Slug Bait

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

Americana and History

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

By John Silveira Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 It was one of those days I love. We were between deadlines and Dave, Bill, Mac, and I...

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Food and recipes

Pickled nopalitos

Garlic – the glorious bulb

Goat milk recipes

7 Mistakes of food storage

Self-reliance

Fire resistant property

Funerals don’t have to be expensive

Drive your own freshwater well

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

Energy

Make your own biodiesel for 80¢ per gallon

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

Generators alone are not enough

Guns and Hunting

Choose your ammo… police style

By Massad Ayoob Issue #93 • May/June, 2005 One of our greatest modern gun experts, Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC, Ret., once made the observation that...

Picking a holster

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

Science

Gee-Whiz: Dinosaurs

By O.E. MacDougal July/August 2014 Backwoods Home Biologists and paleontologists are now pretty certain that birds are part of the dinosaur lineage. Their extinct relatives include...