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Animals

Goat birthing and raising kids

Finding the best dog for the country life

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Building

Build this sturdy large-capacity food dehydrator

By Charles Sanders Issue #63 • May/June, 2000 Drying of food as a means of preservation has been around for a long time. Populations in suitably...

A house a tornado helped build

Build a chicken house in a day

A simple backwoods hay baler

Woodbarrow

Farm and Garden

Saving Seeds

By Jackie Clay Issue #129 • May/June, 2011 I go through dozens of garden seed catalogs in preparation for each year's new (and better!) garden. I...

Growing Potatoes in Straw

Grow some winter squash this year

Garden Spaces for Small Places

Tea for the garden

Americana and History

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

By Martin Waterman Issue #37 • January/February, 1996 I can remember taking a trip as a child and seeing my first Burma Shave signs. Technically speaking,...

The barnyard scramble

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

Fried chicken for breakfast

Food and recipes

Black Bean and Avocado Dip

Coconut Rice Pudding

Hamburger soup

Peanut Soup

Self-reliance

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

How to maintain your chimney

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Build a holz hausen to dry firewood

Energy

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

Prepper power! Part 2

Why you need to addsolar to your emergencypower backup plans

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Guns and Hunting

Use the right ammunition!

By Massad Ayoob Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 The purpose of the gun is to fire ammunition. It follows that the ammunition should be the correct...

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Affordable firearms

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

The light at the end of the gun

Science

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

By O. E. MacDougal January/February 2016, Backwoods Home Most people don’t know that we’re currently in an ice age and have been for the last 2.58...

A brief history of health and medicine

Gee-Whiz: Coffee

Theories of the universe

Gee-Whiz: Bad Fish, Big Fish

Politics and Commentary

If you want to take care of your health, you have to take control of your life

A history lesson from Ayn Rand

Body language and threat recognition

Stumbling over your own stupidity