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Animals

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

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...

How to maintain a dirt road

Build this sturdy large-capacity food dehydrator

For large quantity food dehydration try this homemade gem from the...

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

Farm and Garden

The Homestead Greenhouse

By Charles Sanders Issue #67 • January/February, 2001 For those of us living close to the land, the production of a dependable and healthful food supply...

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

Fruit Trees

Love Those Green Beans

The Potato Hole

Americana and History

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

By Don Lewis Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The year was 1834, a year that didn’t really stand out as all that particularly important in American...

Constitution of the united States of America

Fly it proudly and properly

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

Fried chicken for breakfast

Food and recipes

Salmon candy and pickles — Two unique ways to enjoy your next catch

Corn cob jelly

Elissaburgettes

No fuss, no muss, one-pan grouse supper

Self-reliance

35 country jobs — How folks make a living near my hometown

Your survival depends on water

The 7 core areas of preparedness

Get out of debt, stay out of debt

Energy

Waterpower for personal use

Solar-powered water purifiers

Generators alone are not enough

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

Guns and Hunting

Thoughts on ammunition

By Massad Ayoob Issue #108 • November/December, 2007 Ammunition is to firearms as gasoline is to automobiles. However, with guns and ammo, the fit isn't quite...

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

Of guns and snakes

Sight and sound enhancement

The time for modern; the time for traditional

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...