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Animals

Raising your own beef

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Good-bye old friend

Building

Build a log crib

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #69 • May/June, 2001 Baby Zane is probably the only newborn in Hollywood sleeping in a log crib made by his grandmother...

Renovating old walls

Making and using a solar cooker

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too...

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

Farm and Garden

Grow some winter squash this year

By Lisa Nourse I love summertime — I love the green of the trees, the warm weather, and growing my own food. I especially love...

Growing the Eternal Tomato

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

Blueberry Cash Crop

Build a Top-Bar Bee Hive

Americana and History

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Habeeb Salloum, 95, a poet, world traveler, linguist, and author of recipe books on Middle Eastern cuisine, has written recipe articles for Backwoods Home...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

Food and recipes

Creamy white bean soup with kale

Making sausage

Betty’s Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce

Harvesting the wild: Acorns

Self-reliance

Moving on: A small town can be a haven during a depression

Commonsense preparedness just makes sense

Just for Kids: Killing some time (Create an afternoon time warp)

Homeschooling through high school

Energy

Water: a safe supply when you’re off the grid

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Waterpower for personal use

An $89 backup generator

Guns and Hunting

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

By Massad Ayoob Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 One reader writes to ask if military surplus rifles are still a good idea for hunting, recreational shooting,...

Of guns and snakes

Use the right ammunition!

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

Science

Zombie Apocalypse

By John Silveira Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 "Can you survive a zombie apocalypse?" a familiar voice asked. I turned in my seat to see O.E. MacDougal,...