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Animals

Brooder in a box

Animal disease traceability

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

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

Building

Easy awnings

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #149 • September/October, 2014 A window without an awning is like a lamp without a shade bare and glaring. In my...

Make adobe bricks

PVC pipe in the home, garden, farm, and workshop

Choosing a chain saw

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

Farm and Garden

Growing Potatoes in Straw

By Habeeb Salloum Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 Virtually unknown to people in other parts of the world, the inhabitants in the Northern European countries have...

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

The $1 Garden

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

Gardening Tips and Tricks

Americana and History

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...

Remembering what grandma used

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

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

The greatest American who was never President

Food and recipes

Basic biscotti cookie

Poor man’s shrimp cocktail on perch

Sweet pepper salad

Kids in the Kitchen

Self-reliance

Dollar Store to the Rescue

13 steps to a life of freedom

Drive your own freshwater well

What to do when there’s no doctor

Energy

Solar Building Design

Solar power trailer Part 2

Prepper power! Part 2

Build your own battery charging station

Guns and Hunting

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

By Massad Ayoob Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 Jeff Yago, Backwoods Home's energy writer, recently completed a couple of concealed carry handgun courses. The classes apparently...