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Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader

By Don Lewis In 1874, a United States patent (#157,124) was issued to Joseph F. Glidden, a long-serving sheriff in DeKalb County, Illinois. His invention...

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Dorothy Ainsworth update: Out of the ashes

Growing the Eternal Tomato

By Leonard Trebor Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 It's an old story to longtime gardeners (and a new story to novices): each spring you buy some...

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

By Marlene Parkin Issue #22 • July/August, 1993 Many of the quilts of yesterday took a lifetime to make. Perhaps the mystical part of quiltsthe aspect...

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

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

Making delicious, unthinkable wines

Avoiding common canning mistakes

Water development for the homestead: Ponds, cisterns, and tanks

Advice from second-time homesteaders

How to make money from storage building auctions

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Battery powered weekend retreat

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

By Massad Ayoob Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Long a supporter of the Appleseed concept, Backwoods Home Magazine hosted one in Gold Beach, Oregon, in second...

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Gee-Whiz: Time

By O.E. MacDougal July/August 2016, Backwoods Home Time. We can’t see, feel, hear, smell, or taste it, but we can measure it and we break it...

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest...

Climate Change Theory: science or religion?

Next time you see me, don’t be afraid to say, ‘Hello.’

Why bureaucracy will likely destroy America

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

By Kristina Seleshanko Issue #177 • July/August/September, 2019 Something we heard a lot when we first started raising chickens in the suburbs was, “For the cost...

Fermenting Chicken Feed

By Melissa Souza Issue #174 • November/December, 2018 On our homestead, we eat yogurt, kombucha (fermented tea), sauerkraut, and kimchi to add probiotics to our diet....

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

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s production all winter

By Sylvia Gist Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 As a kid in western South Dakota, I enjoyed picking wild grapes and using the delightful juice they produced, so when I eventually acquired property in Montana, I...

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

By John Murray  Issue #158 • March/April, 2016 For country landowners who desire a way to supplement their income, operating a small roadside farm stand is an excellent business venture. Produce which is harvested on a...