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Animals

Raising rabbits for profit

Is that a good pig?

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Raising Rabbits

Building

Build a Top-Bar Bee Hive

By Jereme Zimmerman Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 My journey to becoming a beekeeper has been a long one, and I’m still not quite there yet....

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Ambidextrous chainsaw filing

A salvaged oak floor for $5

Building a $3,000 Barn

Farm and Garden

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 When you mention "garden," everybody immediately thinks of sweet corn, green beans, and tomatoes, with a few peppers...

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

Growing Potatoes in Straw

Americana and History

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

By John Silveira Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Gun control people don't seem to get just how deeply etched into the American psyche gun ownership goes...

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Fried chicken for breakfast

Biological and chemical weapons through history

The barnyard scramble

Food and recipes

Canning chickens for the pantry

Liver Fricassee

Orange honey pudding

Grilled Steak with Olive-Blue Cheese Sauce

Self-reliance

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Preserve the harvest naturally through wild fermentation

Cold process goat milk soap

A view of self-reliance from a more timid perspective — A woman’s opinion

Energy

Solar-powered water purifiers

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Amateur Ham Radio – The Ultimate Tool for Survival Communications

Solar suitcase

Guns and Hunting

Use the right ammunition!

By Massad Ayoob Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 The purpose of the gun is to fire ammunition. It follows that the ammunition should be the correct...

Thoughts on ammunition

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

The Appleseed Project

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...