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Animals

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Building

Build a Trail

By Claire Wolfe Standing near the top of the trail, looking down. The bright sunny spot in the middle distance will...

Small engine maintenance for women

Build a holz hausen to dry firewood

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

Build a Top-Bar Bee Hive

Farm and Garden

Growing and Using Peppers

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #164 • March/April, 2017 I’ve been growing peppers for more than 50 years now and can’t imagine a garden without them. There...

How to Grow Great Carrots

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Hügelkultur for the Homestead

Seven tactics for planning next year’s garden

Americana and History

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Habeeb Salloum, 95, a poet, world traveler, linguist, and author of recipe books on Middle Eastern cuisine, has written recipe articles for Backwoods Home...

The barnyard scramble

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

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

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

Food and recipes

Fermented dill pickles

Garlic Soup

Grape Leaves Stuffed with Chevre & Figs

Blackened Chicken With Guacamole And Black Beans

Self-reliance

City boy, country boy

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Getting logs

Kick the credit card habit and learn to stash cash

Energy

Powering medical equipment during a utility blackout

Solar Building Design

Solar power trailer Part 2

How to select the right backup generator

Guns and Hunting

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 Everything's getting more expensive. Food. Gasoline. Guns and ammunition. Not everyone who appreciates the rural lifestyle was "born...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Science

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...