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Animals

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Is that a good pig?

Building

Vise Dremel Moto Tool mount

By Dana Martin Batory Issue #84 • November/December, 2003 Sometimes it seems two hands are not enough—three would be nice, four even better. This economical, easy...

Small engine maintenance for women

Build a pizza oven

Never underestimate a woman

Building and stocking your pantry

Farm and Garden

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

By Edward Love Johnson Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 I began experimenting with mound gardening several years ago, due to limited garden space. Then as time...

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn...

You Can Make Your Own Fertilizers

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

Growing and Using Peppers

Americana and History

Grandpa’s justice

By Tom Kovach Issue #65 • September/October, 2000 Having the best vegetable garden in the village might put food on the table and make some money...

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

Fried chicken for breakfast

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

Food and recipes

German green beans

Linguini with Clam Sauce

Honey whole wheat bread

Ham and sausage jambalaya

Self-reliance

Tips for finding your affordable home

Preparing for civil unrest

Kick the credit card habit and learn to stash cash

Space heater safety tips

Energy

Phantom solar — The crucial invisible system needed before you install solar

Solar-powered water purifiers

Walden Pond, the solar version: Part 1

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Guns and Hunting

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

By Massad Ayoob Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Long a supporter of the Appleseed concept, Backwoods Home Magazine hosted one in Gold Beach, Oregon, in second...

Sight and sound enhancement

Women and guns

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Just because

Science

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

By John Silveira (aka O.E. MacDougal) May/June 2017 Backwoods Home The greatest inventions in history are the ones we now take for granted. Fire and the...