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Animals

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Get to know your spiders

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Goat birthing and raising kids

Building

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

By Jay Stoler Issue #117 • May/June, 2009 Fiber cement board siding is one of a number of siding materials that is replacing wood these days...

Make your own lumber with a chainsaw mill

This coop is for the birds

The Forever Floor

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Farm and Garden

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,...

Grow some winter squash this year

The Homestead Greenhouse

Garden Spaces for Small Places

Gardening Tips and Tricks

Americana and History

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

By John Silveira Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 It was snowing and three of us were up at the office. Dave Duffy, the fellow who publishes...

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

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

Food and recipes

Canning Steelhead and Tuna

Aunt Ona’s Mandarin orange cake

Tomato and basil sauce

Dandelion recipes

Self-reliance

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Homeschooling your dylsexic kid

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

Boost your income by adding a processing step to what you sell

Energy

Amateur Ham Radio – The Ultimate Tool for Survival Communications

Are hydrogen-fueled cars pie-in-the-sky?

Energy class: Part 3

Walden Pond, the solar version: Part 1

Guns and Hunting

Air power superiority

When a well-placed shot is required, when stealth and quiet are called for, an air rifle may be the best option. By Gary Lewis Issue #151 • January/February,...

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

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

The Appleseed Project

Firearms — Tools of rural living

Science

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 —...