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Animals

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Is that a good pig?

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Building

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #138 • November/December, 2012 Keeping fresh water in front of our livestock in the winter has always been somewhat of a problem....

Build a pizza oven

The Mini-Skyline — A homemade yarder to bring firewood up a...

Make adobe bricks

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

Farm and Garden

Currants and Gooseberries

By Sylvia Gist Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 Currants and gooseberries all belong to the genus Ribes (pronounced "rye-bees"). There are varieties of currants and gooseberries...

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

Graft Your Own Designer Fruit Trees

No Worrying About Fire Blight with Orient and Kieffer Pears

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

Americana and History

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...

Constitution of the united States of America

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

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

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

Food and recipes

Scallop Crunch Appetizer

Vegetarian and semi-vegetarian: Healthy meals that satisfy the omnivore

Country-style Pork Stew

Glazed carrots with peas and onions

Self-reliance

The accidental homesteader

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Here’s how to make a musical bamboo flute

Make your own firestarters

Energy

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Energy class: Part 1

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 2

For a truly independent energy system, your choices are solar, wind, and water

Guns and Hunting

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

By Massad Ayoob Issue #83 • September/October, 2003 If you've read American firearms history at all, you know the lore of the .45 automatic. How during...