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Animals

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Slaughtering and Butchering

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

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Building

Small engine maintenance for women

By Michelle Richards Issue #24 • November/December, 1993 How many small engines do you have on your homestead? I counted mine the other day and came...

Build your own portable forge

Build a 6500-gallon concrete water tank for $1500

Build your own repeating mouse trap

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s...

Farm and Garden

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 My grandson Tommy was probably 50 feet up off the ground when he hollered, "Catch this one,...

Currants and Gooseberries

Pruning Blueberries

Grow some winter squash this year

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

Americana and History

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Habeeb Salloum, 95, a poet, world traveler, linguist, and author of recipe books on Middle Eastern cuisine, has written recipe articles for Backwoods Home...

Grandpa’s justice

The vanishing outhouse

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Food and recipes

Family dinner at Backwoods Home Magazine

How to can chopped garlic

Kentucky Country Ribs

Dehydrating eggs at home

Self-reliance

Grandma will love this personal ‘Helping Hands’ wall hanging

Cast iron

Winter in the High Desert — Understanding the music

Homemade pest traps

Energy

Solar power trailer Part 1

Our journey to modern off-grid living

Power your bug-out bag

Build a community assistance recharging station

Guns and Hunting

The time for modern; the time for traditional

By Massad Ayoob Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Traditional "old skool" guns, or the most modern and efficient ballistic hardware that money can buy? I asked...

Cold weather shooting considerations

Firearms and cold weather considerations

Picking a holster

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

Science

Gee-Whiz: Bad Fish, Big Fish

By O.E. MacDougal January/February 2015, Backwoods Home Fish were the very first vertebrates. That is, they were the first animals with backbones, the purpose of which...