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Animals

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Raising your own beef

Finding the best dog for the country 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...

A recycled dresser makes a useful bathroom vanity

For summertime baking needs, build yourself an outdoor horno

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

Build a Concrete Root Cellar

Farm and Garden

Grow Open-Pollinated Tomatoes

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #166 • July/August, 2017 Nearly all of us homesteaders grow tomatoes in our gardens. Tomatoes are hugely valuable as a homestead crop....

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

Green or Yellow: Grow Your Best Bush Beans Ever

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

Americana and History

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

By John Silveira Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 It was one of those days I love. We were between deadlines and Dave, Bill, Mac, and I...

The vanishing outhouse

The summer of ’35

The barnyard scramble

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

Food and recipes

Lazy housewife pickles

Black beans and rice

Jamaican Beef Patties

More tips and tricks for the kitchen

Self-reliance

Caveman walking stick

The many benefits of garlic

Circle of friends

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of Nature’s Best Gifts

Energy

Prepper power! Part 2

Powering medical equipment during a utility blackout

Power Up

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

Guns and Hunting

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

By Massad Ayoob Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Long a supporter of the Appleseed concept, Backwoods Home Magazine hosted one in Gold Beach, Oregon, in second...

Firearms — Tools of rural living

Use the right ammunition!

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

Science

Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest...

By John Silveira Issue #94 • July/August, 2004 I was sitting in my cubicle poring over a map of the Oregon coastactually, just that...