A Backwoods Home Anthology: The Twenty-seventh Year

Contents Issue #157 (Jan/Feb 2016) My view: Grand theory vs. stark reality Emergency planning beyond the bug-out bag Homemade fence puller Cajun and Creole cooking Collecting and processing maple syrup The pond in winter This deadly toxin can kill your garden Make your own survival seed bank The off-grid cabin project, part 3 Build a simple, inexpensive greenhouse Generators alone are not enough Homemade baking extracts Ayoob on Firearms: Spare ammo The gee-whiz! page: A brief history of ice ages... past and future Ask Jackie My peppermint tin survival kit A homemade bike trailer on the cheap Issue #158 (Mar/Apr 2016) Prevent foodborne illness with safe gardening methods Testing hay, straw, and compost for toxic herbicides Pump water for free The off-grid cabin project, part 4 Growing beans Wooden posts that last Texas Fireballs Keeping records for livestock Grow gourmet mushrooms Ayoob on Firearms: Learning to shoot Cole crops The Orphan Trains The gee-whiz! page: Rainbows Starting a roadside farm stand Ask Jackie The Last Word: The making of a movie mogul Issue #159 (May/June 2016) My view: The Internet brings into the open the previously undiscussable A predator-proof chicken coop Awesome alliums "Log cabin" garden beds An easier way to cut firewood Remove rust with electrolysis: It's easier than you think! Two good projects for excess rock A kid-friendly chicken coop Ayoob on Firearms: Handgun-caliber carbines Keeping clean on a pig farm in the 1940s Ask Jackie An $89 backup generator Build ceiling boxes to save space The gee-whiz! page: Sports The Last Word: Things kids should learn before leaving high school — but don't Issue #160 (July/Aug 2016) My view: Take care of your own neighborhood Fully utilize your corn Make your own pressed cheese Make your own cheese press Goats: The homesteader's Swiss Army knife Splitting wood the right way Attract bees to your garden Power your bug-out bag Chicken egg anomalies The adventures of a first-time homesteader Simple pectin-free blueberry jam Old-fashioned corn recipes Ayoob on Firearms: Defending against terroristic mass murder Build a makeshift compost commode Make simplified country wine Ask Jackie Bed bugs and fleas Processing freshwater fish The gee-whiz! page: Time Issue #161 (Sept/Oct 2016) My view: Dealing with a stressful world Make your own hoe Preparing for winter Hearty, one-pot, bush camp suppers Growing and using bamboo on the homestead Gardening with a chicken tractor Start a fire in any weather Ask Jackie Canning thick tomato sauce Finishing projects on the homestead: Rockwork behind our stove and building our new front porch How to split posts Going off-grid off-the-shelf Must-have battery-powered devices Understanding the gun debate, part 1 The gee-whiz! page: Oddities of the moon Rogue Photographer Issue #162 (Nov/Dec 2016) My view: Sure, I'll vote for Trump! What have I got to lose? Growing strawberries Build a heated kindle box Plan ahead to jump-start next year's garden Pumpkin dishes with international flair Understanding the gun debate, part 2 The election of 1800 was far more important than the current one Protected salt block holder Make natural soda The gee-whiz! page Constructing a tiny house Stumped by a stump? Building a ferro-cement shed Ask Jackie Other titles available from Backwoods Home Magazine