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Animals

Finding the best dog for the country life

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Building

Build a Trail

By Claire Wolfe Standing near the top of the trail, looking down. The bright sunny spot in the middle distance will...

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

Building and using wattle fences

Making and using a solar cooker

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

Farm and Garden

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 My grandson Tommy was probably 50 feet up off the ground when he hollered, "Catch this one,...

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Slug Zapper

Graft Your Own Designer Fruit Trees

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 —...

The time-travel ad

The greatest American who was never President

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

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

Food and recipes

Hawaiian poha jam

Baked chili relleno casserole

Apple slaw

Home canning safety tips

Self-reliance

Homeschooling through high school

Preparing for winter

Keeping tools sharp

Preparing for civil unrest

Energy

Grid-down battery devices

A small creek provides plenty of power for this off-grid home

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Design calculations for no-head, low-head waterwheels

Guns and Hunting

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

By Massad Ayoob Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 There are so many makes and models of firearms in existence that no one has ever counted them...

Air power superiority

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Women and guns

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Science

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

By John Silveira (aka O.E. MacDougal) May/June 2017 Backwoods Home The greatest inventions in history are the ones we now take for granted. Fire and the...