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Animals

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Where our farm animals come from

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Slaughtering and Butchering

Building

Build an attached solar greenhouse

By David Lee Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 We planned it to be permanent, well built, and able to withstand the extremes of temperature, humidity, and...

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

Build a Vertical Storage Rack for Cans

Farm and Garden

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

By Jackie Clay Issue #51 • May/June, 1998 Every person who is striving for self-reliance should, and most do, plant a garden from which to raise...

Build Your Own Hoop House

Growing Microgreens

Grow some winter squash this year

Build a Keyhole Garden

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...

The barnyard scramble

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Fried chicken for breakfast

Food and recipes

Preserving plums

Traditional trail foods — Transportable calories

Zucchini casserole

Stewed tomatoes

Self-reliance

Cut your grocery bill in half

Homestead helpers

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

Jackie’s tips for hardcore homesteading

Energy

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Installing your own small, remote off-grid solar system

Solar Power 101: Inverters

Keeping your food cold — Solutions to refrigeration when electricity is scarce

Guns and Hunting

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

(and be assured everything still works when you dig it up) By Charles Wood Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 Back in the early 1990s the outlook for the...

Canning game meat

Tailoring guns to females

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Science

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...