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Animals

Once a day milking

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

Building

Building a $3,000 Barn

By Robert Van Putten Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 There comes a time when all homesteaders start thinking of livestock, and 14 years ago, we were...

Make adobe bricks

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Build Your Own Car Wash

Woodbarrow

Farm and Garden

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

By John Murray  Issue #158 • March/April, 2016 For country landowners who desire a way to supplement their income, operating a small roadside farm stand is...

Hügelkultur for the Homestead

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

Okra — Not Just for the South

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

Americana and History

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

By Marlene Parkin Issue #22 • July/August, 1993 Many of the quilts of yesterday took a lifetime to make. Perhaps the mystical part of quiltsthe aspect...

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

The summer of ’35

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Fly it proudly and properly

Food and recipes

Family dinner at Backwoods Home Magazine

Fermented dill pickles

Picnicking with class!

In search of the perfect cup of coffee

Self-reliance

Teach your kids math with the banking game

Cut your grocery bill in half

Survival infection control

Roger Clark: Cane syrup maker

Energy

Add solar power to your truck camper

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

An $89 backup generator

Solar power trailer Part 1

Guns and Hunting

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

By Massad Ayoob Issue #163 • January/February, 2017 Click Here to read Part 1 Click Here to read Part 2 As noted in the two previous parts of...

Women and guns

Consider the 20-gauge shotgun

The Appleseed Project

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Science

Gee-Whiz: Sleep

By O.E. MacDougal November/December 2017, Backwoods Home For thousands of years, sleep has been one of life’s great mysteries. As humans, we spend about one-third of...