Backwoods Home Magazine #118 - July/Aug 2009

Back issue No. 118 contains: An article about saving money while you improve your garden; controlling grasshoppers; preparing for the possibility of future civil unrest; taking care of your cast iron cookware; how to contend with the ammo shortage; an Appleseed boot camp; two “Making a Living” profiles; making apple and berry pies; a discussion of building basics; an examination of various solar hot water systems; making wonderful wilderness teas; part 3 of John Silveira’s series on the nation’s energy crisis; a discussion of the risks of Swine Flu; and a commentary on the self-reliance lessons that can be learned by playing golf. Plus, Jackie Clay answers questions about the shelf life of canned meats, arsenic in well water, a foot-powered thrasher, elderberry extract, baking with duck and goose eggs, planting in tires, a lotion recipe, wire bail canning jars, storing citrus, the best dairy goats, cannibalistic chickens, hot salsa, and moving to the farm.