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Animals

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Where our farm animals come from

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Building

Build a cold smoker so you can make delicious squaw candy

By Jane Duquette Issue #148 • July/August, 2014 For delicious squaw candy, start with the freshest fish. One fresh July evening at our summer cabin in Soldotna,...

Building Eric’s house

Build a Vertical Storage Rack for Cans

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

Never underestimate a woman

Farm and Garden

Blueberry Cash Crop

By Ed Mashburn Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 My almost two-year-old grandson loves blueberries. Put a bowl of those round blue jewels in front of him,...

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

How to Grow Great Carrots

Plant Once Harvest for Years

Americana and History

Biological and chemical weapons through history

By John Silveira Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 The weather here on the coast of Oregon is nice almost all year-round, and there almost always seems...

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

Food and recipes

Tasty uses for garden and wild edibles

Baked Spaghetti

Braised venison pepper steak

Hearty breakfast fillets

Self-reliance

Circle of friends

Pump water for free

Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel better

Tips for finding your affordable home

Energy

Build a passive-solar food dehydrator

Build Your Own Car Wash

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Keep the Ice On

Guns and Hunting

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

By Mike Blank Issue #89 • September/October, 2004 What follows is my personal quest to acquire an M1 Garand through the Civilian Marks-manship Program (CMP). We've...

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Women and guns

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 —...