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Animals

Build a poultry killing cone

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Is that a good pig?

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....

A cabin for one

Build a Vertical Storage Rack for Cans

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

Build a lean-to greenhouse

Farm and Garden

The Best City Garden

By Anita Evangelista Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 City gardens and country gardens are differentnot only in the amount of space...

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Propagating Grapes

Put Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

Americana and History

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

By John Silveira Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Gun control people don't seem to get just how deeply etched into the American psyche gun ownership goes...

The summer of ’35

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Grandpa’s justice

Food and recipes

Bread pudding

Challah

Hearty stews for the soul

Winter baking warms the house

Self-reliance

Cleaning a well

Building and stocking your pantry

SARS — Is this a glimpse of the future?

Woolen winter mittens in minutes

Energy

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Keeping your food cold — Solutions to refrigeration when electricity is scarce

Build Your Own Car Wash

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Guns and Hunting

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • December, 2003 In Part I, we began a series of refreshers on safety and proper handling of firearms. This time,...

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

How to shoot a handgun accurately

Affordable firearms

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...