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Animals

Bottle-raise a calf

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Raising cattle on your own place

Get to know your spiders

Building

Never underestimate a woman

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #32 Mar/Apr 1998 (In the May/June issue , we published an article by Dorothy Ainsworth titled "Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log...

Small engine maintenance for women

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

Eye-catching signs with mirrors

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

Farm and Garden

A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

By Jackie Clay Issue #69 • May/June, 2001 There are many things parents can give their children, other than plastic toys or a few bucks to...

Tracing a bean

How to Grow Garlic

Plant Once Harvest for Years

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

Americana and History

The vanishing outhouse

By Tom Kovach Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 A person recently wrote to a large Midwest newspapers' advice column asking for information about outdoor privies. It...

Constitution of the united States of America

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Fly it proudly and properly

Food and recipes

The chicken and the egg

Twice Cooked Pork

Earth’s greatest cookies

Boost your immune system with fast and easy fish dishes

Self-reliance

Buy your country place from the government

Start a fire in any weather

Cash in on your household junk

Homeschooling through high school

Energy

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

For a truly independent energy system, your choices are solar, wind, and water

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too An interview with Stephen Heckeroth

Why you need to addsolar to your emergencypower backup plans

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 light at the end of the gun

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

Tailoring guns to females

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

Science

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 There's been a lot of talk in the mass media...