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Animals

Raising cattle on your own place

Where our farm animals come from

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Brooder in a box

Building

Making and using a solar cooker

By Joe Radabaugh Issue #30 • November/December, 2004 Solar cooking is a delightful alternative to conventional cooking methods. The solar cookers available today really work and...

We built John Silveira’s chicken coop/garden

Yurt Magic — Building an Enchanting Instant House

Build a log crib

Our Unconventional House

Farm and Garden

Here’s a Mighty Creative Way to Protect Your Plants from Animals

By Joy Lamb Issue #39 • May/June, 1996 A huge brown beast stared at me as I drove through our apple orchard toward the house. I...

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

How to Grow Great Carrots

Caring for your chickens in winter

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

Americana and History

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

By John Silveira Issue #29 • September/October, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) It was...

Fried chicken for breakfast

Fly it proudly and properly

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

The barnyard scramble

Food and recipes

Making good jerky

Canning game meat

Hearty stews for the soul

Garlic – the glorious bulb

Self-reliance

Make a Sure-Fire Live Trap

Water: a safe supply when you’re off the grid

Harvest your own firewood

Just for Kids: Visit the great prairies

Energy

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Millenium Vehicles

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

Guns and Hunting

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

By Massad Ayoob Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 Jeff Yago, Backwoods Home's energy writer, recently completed a couple of concealed carry handgun courses. The classes apparently...