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Animals

Beekeeping basics

Animal disease traceability

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Building

Building and using wattle fences

By Kathryn Wingrove Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Wattle fences are made by weaving material in and out of posts in the ground. They were often...

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

Build a Groundhog Snare

Building a $3,000 Barn

The house that Dorothy built

Farm and Garden

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 When you mention "garden," everybody immediately thinks of sweet corn, green beans, and tomatoes, with a few peppers...

Raised Bed Gardening — Neat and Productive

Testing Soil

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Your Manure Pile — For Fuel, Fertilizer, and Maybe Even Improved...

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...

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

The summer of ’35

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Food and recipes

No fuss, no muss, one-pan grouse supper

Black & Blue Mango Pie

Dehydrating food

Freeze a holiday turkey to enjoy it all year long

Self-reliance

I heat my house by burning corn

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Start a fire in any weather

Keeping tools sharp

Energy

Walden Pond, the solar version: Part 1

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

Add solar power to your truck camper

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

Guns and Hunting

Choose your ammo… police style

By Massad Ayoob Issue #93 • May/June, 2005 One of our greatest modern gun experts, Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC, Ret., once made the observation that...