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Build Your Own Hoop House

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #171 • May/June, 2018 I’ve had my own garden for more than half a century, and I have learned a few things...

Trusses — Low cost marvels to roof over most large spaces

Naughty Peppers

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #62 • March/April, 2000 If you are prudish, narrow-minded or puritanical, read no further as this article...

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

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...

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

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

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

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Freeze a holiday turkey to enjoy it all year long

Introduction to water bath canning

Just for Kids: Take a nite hike!

A young couple moves to the country

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

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...

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Gee-Whiz: Dinosaurs

By O.E. MacDougal July/August 2014 Backwoods Home Biologists and paleontologists are now pretty certain that birds are part of the dinosaur lineage. Their extinct relatives include...

Science and truth. Are they related?

Perspectives on the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin shooting

Dr. Laura tells her listeners she’s decided to pack a gun

Understanding the gun debate, part 1

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

By Darlene Polachic Issue #75 • May/June, 2002 If Henry Soderberg's predictions are right, Dorper sheep could revolutionize the meat sheep industry. A South African breed...

Is that a good pig?

By Kim Dieter Issue #129 • May/June, 2011 Lean ham, roasts, chops, savory sausage, and thick slices of bacon are the reason pigs are raised at...

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Teach speed reading to your children even if you can’t speed read yourself

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

By Anita Evangelista Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 City gardens and country gardens are differentnot only in the amount of space each can fill, but in the types and quantities of...

Build Your Own Hoop House

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #171 • May/June, 2018 I’ve had my own garden for more than half a century, and I have learned a few things after all these years. One of the most valuable things...