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Animals

Bottle-raise a calf

Raising rabbits for profit

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Building

Renovating old walls

By David Lee Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 Some years ago my wife and I were out searching for a new building lot when we fell...

Build a barrel stove

Tools and hardware for the backwoods home

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

Build an all-purpose ladder

Farm and Garden

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

By Donna Insco  Issue #158 March/April, 2016 According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website, "CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans...

How to become a backyard beekeeper

Graft Your Own Designer Fruit Trees

The Home Citrus Orchard

Grow some winter squash this year

Americana and History

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #154 • July/August, 2015 There was a time when it was thought that a defining difference between humans and animals was:...

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Constitution of the united States of America

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

The time-travel ad

Food and recipes

Root vegetable casserole

Old-fashioned hot chocolate

Family dinner at Backwoods Home Magazine

Traditional trail foods — Transportable calories

Self-reliance

How to make money from storage building auctions

A guide to buying silver and gold

Bath herbs

Teach your kids math with the banking game

Energy

Design calculations for no-head, low-head waterwheels

Solar suitcase

Millenium Vehicles

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Guns and Hunting

The time for modern; the time for traditional

By Massad Ayoob Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Traditional "old skool" guns, or the most modern and efficient ballistic hardware that money can buy? I asked...

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Picking a holster

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Science

The coming ice age

By John Silveira Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 I'm putting my apocalyptic ice age novel, Danielle Kidnapped, on Amazon's Kindle and also producing a paperback version...