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Animals

Redworm farming

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

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Building

Building and using wattle fences

By Kathryn Wingrove Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Wattle fences are made by weaving material in and out of posts in the ground. They were often...

Build a log crib

Building a $3,000 Barn

Install rafters alone the easy way

Ambidextrous chainsaw filing

Farm and Garden

Naughty Peppers

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #62 • March/April, 2000 If you are prudish, narrow-minded or puritanical, read no further as this article...

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

Nut Trees on Your Homestead

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

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

Remembering what grandma used

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

The vanishing outhouse

Food and recipes

Hungry enough to eat a horse?

Blackened Chicken With Guacamole And Black Beans

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

More tips and tricks for the kitchen

Self-reliance

An easier way to cut firewood By Larry LaVan

What to do when there’s no doctor

Small Town America: Thermopolis, WY — Horses and hot springs

Moving on: A small town can be a haven during a depression

Energy

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

Make your own biodiesel for 80¢ per gallon

Guns and Hunting

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

By Massad Ayoob Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 In the long love affair between America and the rifle, there has never been an interlude quite as...

Use the right ammunition!

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

Science

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

By John Silveira (aka O.E. MacDougal) May/June 2017 Backwoods Home The greatest inventions in history are the ones we now take for granted. Fire and the...