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Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

Where our farm animals come from

A cabin for one

By Lee Greiman Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 Between 1989 and 1990 I built a 20 by 20-foot log house on the Musselshell River in Montana....

Build an Off-Grid Root Cellar, Garage, and Bunkhouse

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

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...

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

By Robert L. Williams Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 Many years ago, before I came to my senses and left public education for good, I was...

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

Constitution of the united States of America

The greatest American who was never President

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Brining pickles by the quart or gallon

Make elderberry syrup for flu season

Start a post-construction cleaning business

How to make money from storage building auctions

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Build your own battery charging station

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...

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

Gee-Whiz: Insects

By O. E. MacDougal November/December 2015, Backwoods Home Some 400 million years ago, in the Devonian Period, insects evolved from crustaceans. Since that time, they have...

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

A brief history of health and medicine

The false argument about defending our freedom

Armed citizens: the deterrent factor

Raising Rabbits

By Linda Gabris Issue #133 • January/February, 2012 If you take pride and pleasure in growing your own organic garden foods and raising your own chemical-free...

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

By Darlene Polachic Issue #75 • May/June, 2002 If Henry Soderberg's predictions are right, Dorper sheep could revolutionize the meat sheep industry. A South African breed...

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Getting out of Dodge — 10 Things I am doing to prepare for the move to the country

The saga of Benjamin, the backwoods, homeschool boy who wanted to get a job

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

By Roy Martin Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 A hotbed is a miniature greenhouse that is heated to protect new seedlings from cold. The hotbed differs from a cold frame in that it has an internal...

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

By Sherry Willis Issue #145 • January/February, 2014 The recent droughts in the midwest have meant hard times for many livestock owners. Areas without irrigation saw parched earth without a scrap of green anywhere. Corn withered...