A Backwoods Home anthology : the twenty-ninth year

Contents Issue #169 (Jan/Feb 2018) Editor's Note: A terrifying cougar encounter My view: Welcome to the Other Side! Keeping homestead animals healthy Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken? Building a $3,000 barn Eating tree tips Build a split rail fence Luxurious pumpkins Getting the jump on spring in the garden Ayoob on Firearms: Spring fatigue in firearms A beginner's guide to pressure canning Solutions for common cherry tree problems The gee-whiz! page: Understanding and controlling dreams Make elderberry syrup for flu season Homemade lotion bars How to maintain your chimney Start a community seed swap The Last Word: Another shot at gun control Issue #170 (Mar/Apr 2018) Editor's Note My view: Jury duty Tire gardening: Planting an orchard Successful backyard composting Build a composter Protect your homestead from black bear mischief A free, non-toxic, no scrub way to clean your wood stove windows Homemade nut and seed butters Installing a wood stove Ayoob on Firearms: The timeless lever-action rifle Make jerky from ground meat Making apple cider with a homemade press Make tortillas from scratch The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you The gee-whiz! page: Cats Grow healthy pear trees Common chicken myths Root cellaring — without the root cellar Ask Jackie Issue #171 (May/June 2018) Editor's Note My view: Why we need the Second Amendment Build your own hoop house Fairy-tale homesteading Dry-stack stone construction Preserving plums Homemade milk products The wonderful world of axes Black caps: The wild black raspberries of the backwoods Ayoob on Firearms: Perspectives on spare guns Growing and using chamomile How to line dry your clothes In defense of the outhouse Finding, season, and burning firewood 9 canning myths busted! A tale of a real country kitchen The gee-whiz! page: Coffee Cold process goat milk soap Issue #172 (July/Aug 2018) Editor's Note My view: Everyday marvels of the internet Building David's cabin, part one Introduction to water bath canning Sticks and stakes: Rustic homestead fencing Preserving food through fermentation Building a side business in the country Modify an E-Tool to make your own Combi-Tool Growing sugar beets and making "sugar" Delicious bean desserts Ayoob on Firearms: The classic bolt-action rifle Preserving apples A mountain man's guide: Boxwood stove cooking Ask Jackie Preventing wood rot How to make kombucha Issue #173 (Sept/Oct 2018) Editor's Note My view: Preparedness planning as a game Building David's cabin, part two Preserve fresh eggs for winter Butchering and cooking a pig How to build and use a wire minnow trap Introduction to pressure canning Create a vernal pool Dehydrating food By hook or crook: A billhook is a handy homestead tool Ayoob on Firearms: Pinnacle of plinking Bob's basic breads for beginners, bachelors, barbarians, and backwoodsmen A seed-selecting primer The irreverent joke page How to can chopped garlic Sew some simple "vintage" pillowcases Ask Jackie The Last Word: What does it mean to be on the political right? Issue #174 (Nov/Dec 2018) Building David's cabin, part three Make a quick and easy tipi 8 reasons to raise rabbits on the homestead Fermenting chicken feed Freeze a holiday turkey to enjoy it all year long Urban homesteading Be self-reliant at any age Freezing foods Maintaining and troubleshooting refrigerators & freezers Butcher a chicken in 10 easy steps Ayoob on Firearms: Firearm prices and consumer economics today Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot Edible, medicinal roses Foraging with children Other titles available from Backwoods Home Magazine