A Backwoods Home Anthology: The Twenty-eighth Year

Includes articles from issues 163 - 168. This anthology contains:Bugging out in placePrioritizing preparedness when money is tightMake a custom-sized boardHow to make a straw mattressPrune your apple treeBuilding a sunken greenhouseGrowing and using peppersProspecting for morelsGlass gem cornThe economics of homesteadingMake vegetable noodlesCommunications during a grid-down eventBuild an off-grid root cellar, garage, and bunkhouse Contents Issue #163 (Jan/Feb 2017) Bugging out in place Prioritizing preparedness when money is tight Make a custom-sized board 10 foods to forage in winter Grid-down battery devices How to make a straw mattress Processing chicken for farmers markets Understanding the gun debate, part 3 Comparing heating fuel costs Prune your apple tree Build a wood-fired water heater Ask Jackie The adventures of a first-time homesteader The Last Word: A universal "concealed carry" permit Issue #164 (Mar/Apr 2017) Building a sunken greenhouse Growing and using peppers Make seed starter pots from toilet paper tubes Make coiled rugs from scrap material Off-grid lighting sold by the foot You can't prepare for everything Prospecting for morels Insects in the garden Glass gem corn Ayoob on Firearms: The "daily gun" Ask Jackie Don't throw out that old wagon! Attract useful birds to your homestead Build birdhouses Homemade pest traps Issue #165 (May/June 2017) Publisher's Note: BHM will morph into a digital magazine and publishing company My view: Fake News and the growing irrelevancy of the mass media The economics of homesteading Growing produce in Zone 0 Make vegetable noodles Homegrown eggs Digging a shallow well Communications during a grid-down event A good rooster There's no such thing as free land! Lenie in the kitchen: Lemon scones, pound cake, and pie Ask Jackie Ayoob on Firearms: Economy guns from blue chip makers The gee-whiz! page: Inventions for the ages Issue #166 (July/Aug 2017) Build an off-grid root cellar, garage, and bunkhouse A simple, easy rocket stove Small-scale skidding Canning game meat Off-grid retreat — putting it all together Grow open-pollinated tomatoes Ayoob on Firearms: Gun cleaning Three easy quilts to make Make cheese like a Viking Construct some fly-through bird feeders Sharpen a chainsaw like a pro Replace broken tool handles Syrian cuisine travels across the world Ask Jackie Issue #167 (Sept/Oct 2017) My view: The obviousness of it all! My zero-waste experiment Your survival depends on water How to grow garlic Solutions for common apple tree problems Making apple pectin How to slaughter and butcher a goat The truth about DIY laundry soap Ayoob on Firearms: Marksmanship mistakes Growing, harvesting, and storing potatoes Off-grid retreat ⁠— putting it all together, part 2 Everyday carry: A "frontline" survival kit when you're away from home The gee-whiz! page: The canal that saved the United States Why the world needs capitalism Ask Jackie Issue #168 (Nov/Dec 2017) My view: A personal word for BHM's print issue subscribers Build a concrete root cellar The importance of a prepper community Preparedness: walk the walk Ayoob on Firearms: Guns and years Baking bread Off-grid retreat ⁠— putting it all together, part 3 Ask Jackie Issues for 2018-20: Antifa, student debt, slavery reparation Make deer antler buttons The gee-whiz! page: Sleep Fermenting salsa and hot sauce Sweet potato greens What can you do with a quince? Lenie in the kitchen: Creamy chicken and wild rice soup Other titles available from Backwoods Home Magazine