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Animals

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Raising rabbits for profit

Raising your own beef for your family

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Building

Rural Building

By Martin Harris Issue #63 • May/June, 2000 From the architect's chair Before beginning any building project, it is usually beneficial, from a time and cost perspective,...

Build a Composter

Free pallet wood and birdhouses add up to big country dollars

Build a pizza oven

Build a poultry killing cone

Farm and Garden

Growing the Eternal Tomato

By Leonard Trebor Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 It's an old story to longtime gardeners (and a new story to novices): each spring you buy some...

Plant Once Harvest for Years

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

Gardening for Treasure

How to Grow Great Carrots

Americana and History

The greatest American who was never President

By John Silveira Issue #60a • November/December, 1999 "The election's next year, right?" I asked. Dave Duffy, the publisher of Backwoods Home Magazine, was editing a rather...

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

The summer of ’35

The barnyard scramble

Food and recipes

Fermented dill pickles

Food security 101: part 2 — Convenience mixes make life easier

Avoiding common canning mistakes

Here are some cucumber pickles to make at home

Self-reliance

Storm survivors

Breastfeeding — Babies love it, and for good reason

Homemade skin care products

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Energy

Making and using a solar cooker

Millenium Vehicles

Keep those gadgets working after the power goes out

Powering medical equipment during a utility blackout

Guns and Hunting

Firearms and cold weather considerations

By Massad Ayoob Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 Many of our readers have established their abodes in places which, during the winter months, do not exactly...

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Thoughts on ammunition

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Building the coyote rifle

Science

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

By O.E. MacDougal November/December 2016, Backwoods Home I could spend all day coming up with interesting trivia about the Presidents and those who surround them —...