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Animals

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Goat birthing and raising kids

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Building

Shelves and benches

By David Lee Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 Money doesn't buy happiness but it sure does buy a lot of stuff. If it is nice stuff...

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

Choosing a chain saw

Build an attached solar greenhouse

From triumph to tragedy to triumph again. Dorothy Ainsworth makes her...

Farm and Garden

Jackie’s Garden Primer

By Jackie Clay Issue #117 • May/June, 2009 The birds are singing. The sunshine makes the day feel soft and warm. The soil is mellow and...

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening

Growing Strawberries

Americana and History

Grandpa’s justice

By Tom Kovach Issue #65 • September/October, 2000 Having the best vegetable garden in the village might put food on the table and make some money...

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Fried chicken for breakfast

Catfish Biscuits

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Food and recipes

Winter baking warms the house

Indian Fry Bread

Succulent venison stew

A healthy heart starts in the kitchen

Self-reliance

Drawing the line on timber trespass

Teaching the joy of reading

Small camp security

Funerals don’t have to be expensive

Energy

A small creek provides plenty of power for this off-grid home

Power-up bag

Solar Food Drying

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

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...

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Women and guns

How to shoot a handgun accurately

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Science

Gee-Whiz: Time

By O.E. MacDougal July/August 2016, Backwoods Home Time. We can’t see, feel, hear, smell, or taste it, but we can measure it and we break it...

Gee-Whiz: Insects

Science and truth. Are they related?

The world is ending! … Again?

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Politics and Commentary

Why I’m nice to telemarketers

If you want to survive an emergency, look to yourself, not the Government

Talking to your kids about death

Dealing with Liberals and History