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Building

For summertime baking needs, build yourself an outdoor horno

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 My family has always been big on birthdays and holidays—including Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day, Fourth of July,...

Build a 6500-gallon concrete water tank for $1500

Build a pallet fence

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

Farm and Garden

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

By Darlene Polachic Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 Why spend money buying plant starter packs when you can make all you need from old newspapers? The...

Growing Strawberries

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Tea for the garden

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Americana and History

Food and recipes

Self-reliance

Energy

Guns and Hunting

Science

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...

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

How big is the solar system?

The many benefits of garlic

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Politics and Commentary

Animals

Switch your family to goat’s milk

By Tanya Kelley Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 If you milk goats, there's no doubt you've heard it—"Eww! Goat's milk! Gross!" To be perfectly honest, goat...

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

Get to know your spiders

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Self-Reliance

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, Grandpa!" With those words of warning he dropped another gunny...
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Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

By John Fuchs Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 Leaves are an excellent way to add organic matter to the garden. However, using raw—or unprocessed—leaves has some drawbacks. Raw leaves are more acidic than composted leaves, and...
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