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Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Raising cattle on your own place

Build a log crib

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #69 • May/June, 2001 Baby Zane is probably the only newborn in Hollywood sleeping in a log crib made by his grandmother...

The Mini-Skyline — A homemade yarder to bring firewood up a...

Trusses — Low cost marvels to roof over most large spaces

Build a portable woodstove for $30

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

Tea for the garden

By Lisa Nourse We have poor soil and do our best to amend it with compost and manure every year. However, we feel our plants...

Put Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Habeeb Salloum, 95, a poet, world traveler, linguist, and author of recipe books on Middle Eastern cuisine, has written recipe articles for Backwoods Home...

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

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

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

Lamb and black bean tamale pie

Adventures of a 9-pound cabbage

Chicken Saltimbocca with Escarole

Build a community assistance recharging station

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

The time for modern; the time for traditional

By Massad Ayoob Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Traditional "old skool" guns, or the most modern and efficient ballistic hardware that money can buy? I asked...

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

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

By John Silveira Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 "What are you doing?" a voice asked. I looked up and saw O.E. MacDougal, Dave's poker-playing friend from Southern...

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

Body language and threat recognition

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...

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

By Darlene Polachic Issue #75 • May/June, 2002 If Henry Soderberg's predictions are right, Dorper sheep could revolutionize the meat sheep industry. A South African breed...

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

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By Alice B. Yeager Tomatoes are a boon to mankind in health benefits. It doesn't matter whether they are the large or small varieties. Issue #93 • May/June, 2005 When we dig in...

Growing Microgreens

By Lisa Nourse Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The small town where I live has two small grocery stores and getting a good variety of organic produce during the winter months is difficult. I find myself...