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Animals

Is that a good pig?

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

Bovine basics for beginners

The homestead cat

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....

Building and using wattle fences

Build a chicken tractor

Building and Using Wattle Fences

Solar Building Design

Farm and Garden

Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening

By Jackie Clay Issue #56 In the past I've grown hybrid vegetables, mostly the varieties that have been developed to produce early yields. Because of this,...

Propagating Grapes

Love Those Green Beans

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

Home-Grown Eggs

Americana and History

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

By John Silveira Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 It was snowing and three of us were up at the office. Dave Duffy, the fellow who publishes...

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Constitution of the united States of America

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

The greatest American who was never President

Food and recipes

You can become a hardcore forager

The dandelion is a healthful, great tasting weed you can eat

Apples and sweet potatoes

Here are some simple tips on how to store apples for a long, long time

Self-reliance

Winter in the High Desert — Understanding the music

Small camp security

I heat my house by burning corn

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

Energy

Add solar power to your truck camper

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Is steam power in your future?

Job site solar power

Guns and Hunting

Of guns and snakes

By Massad Ayoob Issue #151 • January/February, 2015 Mas safely kills a rattlesnake in a populated area. (Note angle of gun and trajectory.) Pistol is a...

Consider the 20-gauge shotgun

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Science

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...