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Animals

Building

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

By Robert Van Putten Issue #177 • July/August/September, 2019 For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted a rustic log cabin deep in the...

Build a compost tumbler

Build your own portable forge

Build a Groundhog Snare

Turning a $10,000 House into a Home — Part 1: Salvaging...

Farm and Garden

How to Grow Garlic

By Melissa Souza Issue #167 • September/October, 2017 Garlic is easy and rewarding to grow. I use it throughout the year, as it is extremely easy...

The Home Citrus Orchard

Gardening the Year ‘Round

Seven tactics for planning next year’s garden

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

Americana and History

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 —...

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

The summer of ’35

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Food and recipes

Self-reliance

Energy

Guns and Hunting

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • December, 2003 One of our readers e-mailed John Silveira to tell him that taking a handgun afield after a long...

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Thoughts on ammunition

Catch your own bait

Science

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

By O. E. MacDougal January/February 2016, Backwoods Home Most people don’t know that we’re currently in an ice age and have been for the last 2.58...

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Politics and Commentary

Animals

Where our farm animals come from

<!-- Where our farm animals come from By John Silveira --> Issue #105 • May/June, 2007 We don't know how far back the domestication of animals goes. But we...

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

By Kathleen Sanderson Issue #95 • September/October, 2005 I have had dairy goats for most of the last 20 years or so and have raised almost...

Beekeeping basics

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Slaughtering and Butchering

Finding the best dog for the country life

Self-Reliance

Farm and Garden

Garden Spaces for Small Places

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden. — Minnie Aumonier Yes, and if your budget is lean and you want something green, there's...
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Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

By Maggie Larsen Issue #86 • March/April, 2004 During a binge of spring cleaning, I ventured outside and began to renovate the exterior of my home, a 47-foot trailer in a mobile home park. While waiting...
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