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Animals

Finding the best dog for the country life

Bovine basics for beginners

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

The homestead cat

Building

Build your own home in two years — Get a PhD...

By David Lee Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 There is an old Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times." Curse or not, times are interesting....

Yurt Magic — Building an Enchanting Instant House

New invention— The Fencerunner

The house that Dorothy built

Build a cold smoker so you can make delicious squaw candy

Farm and Garden

The Homestead Greenhouse

By Charles Sanders Issue #67 • January/February, 2001 For those of us living close to the land, the production of a dependable and healthful food supply...

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Growing the Eternal Tomato

Americana and History

The barnyard scramble

By Michelle Hampton Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 Each year during our local county fair, one of the best-attended events happens when farm animals, donated by...

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

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Fried chicken for breakfast

Food and recipes

Old-fashioned meat pie casserole

Modify your oven to bake great bread

The best apple pie you’ll ever bake

Easy, no-knead bread by Melissa Souza

Self-reliance

Harvest your own firewood

Fully Involved

How to make money from storage building auctions

Mosquitoes outnumber us and no one likes them

Energy

Build your own battery charging station

How to select the right backup generator

Solar power trailer Part 2

Amateur Ham Radio – The Ultimate Tool for Survival Communications

Guns and Hunting

Cold weather shooting considerations

By Massad Ayoob Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 Winter will soon be upon us. Cold weather makes a lot of things more difficult. Running. Walking. Navigating...

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

Firearms and cold weather considerations

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

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...