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Animals

Build a poultry killing cone

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Raising cattle on your own place

Goat birthing and raising kids

Building

Installing a steel roof

By Norman Bennett Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 One of the reasons steel roofs have become so popular is the simplicity and economy with which they...

Build an attached solar greenhouse

Build this sturdy large-capacity food dehydrator

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

Renovating old walls

Farm and Garden

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

By Jereme Zimmerman  Issue #161 • September/October, 2016 Bamboo: The very word evokes an image of...

Caring for your chickens in winter

Jackie’s Garden Primer

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

Naughty Peppers

Americana and History

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

By John Silveira Issue #29 • September/October, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) It was...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

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

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Food and recipes

American food — It’s as varied as the melting pot

Dill-onion bread

Skillet Spanish rice

Creamy white bean soup with kale

Self-reliance

Preparing for winter

Funerals don’t have to be expensive

The 7 core areas of preparedness

Make your own firestarters

Energy

Our journey to modern off-grid living

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

Is steam power in your future?

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Guns and Hunting

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

By Massad Ayoob Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 Jeff Yago, Backwoods Home's energy writer, recently completed a couple of concealed carry handgun courses. The classes apparently...

Choose your ammo… police style

Building the coyote rifle

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Thoughts on ammunition

Science

Gee-Whiz: Bad Fish, Big Fish

By O.E. MacDougal January/February 2015, Backwoods Home Fish were the very first vertebrates. That is, they were the first animals with backbones, the purpose of which...