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Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

By Melissa Souza  Issue #159 • May/June, 2016 My family is committed to becoming as self-sufficient...

Build a portable woodstove for $30

Time to Forget About Snail and Slug Bait

By Lyle Dykes Issue #135 • May/June, 2012 Years ago when traveling on business, I looked out of the window of my motel one morning in...

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening

How to become a backyard beekeeper

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

By Tom Kovach Growing up on a farm in north-central Minnesota wasn’t all chores and hard work … although there was plenty of that too....

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

The greatest American who was never President

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

In the classroom and at home, this system will help you grow self-reliant kids

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part III

Small Town America: Thermopolis, WY — Horses and hot springs

Stay clear of young wild animals

Are hydrogen-fueled cars pie-in-the-sky?

Tailoring guns to females

By Massad Ayoob Issue #131 • September/October, 2011 So, I'm sitting here in a hotel writing this, less than three hours after getting off the witness...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

Gee-Whiz: Bad Fish, Big Fish

By O.E. MacDougal January/February 2015, Backwoods Home Fish were the very first vertebrates. That is, they were the first animals with backbones, the purpose of which...

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

My View: Gaining an appreciation for risk

Biological & chemical terrorism

Golf’s critical life lessons are under threat

Gun control, race, and rotten politicians

Redworm farming

By Charles Sanders Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 If you are looking for a way to earn extra income, a retirement job, or even a new...

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

By James Kash Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Broodiness is an avian behavior that is frowned upon in the world of agriculture. All industrial agriculturalists cull...

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Seventeen great tips for caring for windows, mirrors, and other household glass

Jim Van Camp: Coffee roaster, painter

In the classroom and at home, this system will help you grow self-reliant kids

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

By Jeffrey Yago, P.E., CEM Issue #147 • May/June, 2014 A new electric fence attached to older traditional wood fencing More and more people are turning to electric fences as the cost of standard metal and wood...

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. These beneficial bacteria promote good digestive health, strengthen the immune...