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Animals

Is that a good pig?

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Redworm farming

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Building

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

By Steve Maxwell How many times have you built an outdoor project out of wood, only to be disappointed by the deterioration that hit after...

Build a cold smoker so you can make delicious squaw candy

Never underestimate a woman

Build a pizza oven

Renovating old walls

Farm and Garden

How to Grow Potatoes

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 Potato plants need plenty of sunshine, a well drained soil, and no weed or grass interference. Ideal...

Jackie’s Garden Primer

Build a Composter

Hügelkultur for the Homestead

The $1 Garden

Americana and History

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

By O.E. MacDougal November/December 2016, Backwoods Home I could spend all day coming up with interesting trivia about the Presidents and those who surround them —...

Grandpa’s justice

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

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

Catfish Biscuits

Food and recipes

Fail-proof white bread

Homemade Cottage cheese, rhubarb pie, lemon custard pudding cake, pasties, beef stew, biscuits, butter, grouse breast

Hoppin’ John with fresh asparagus beans

Tomato-Avocado-Buttermilk Soup

Self-reliance

Just for Kids: Visit the great prairies

Cast iron

In the classroom and at home, this system will help you grow self-reliant kids

10 country do’s and don’ts

Energy

You could furnish an entire homestead at Lehman’s ‘Non-electric’ Hardware Store

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 2

For a truly independent energy system, your choices are solar, wind, and water

Is steam power in your future?

Guns and Hunting

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

By Claire Wolfe Issue #140 • March/April, 2013 My friend Jack pulled the car into a grassy clearing. We donned rubber boots, fetched a metal detector...

Picking a holster

Catch your own bait

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Science

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

By John Silveira Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 If you haven't already heard, on September 10, 2008, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located on the border...