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Build a poultry killing cone

By Allen Easterly Issue #135 • May/June, 2012 You've worked hard and spent many hours raising your pretty flock of meat chickens from eggs or chicks...

Five building tricks for super strong framing

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s...

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

By Tom Kovach Issue #61 • January/February, 2000 Winter is a good time to plan your spring tree plantings, deciding what and where you want to...

Grow some winter squash this year

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

Fried chicken for breakfast

By Danny Fulks Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, is one of those rare writers capable of painting a vivid picture of life back...

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Fireplace cooking cures the winter blues

The enchanting Chanterelle — Gourmet goodies free from the forest

I heat my house by burning corn

Homeschooling your dylsexic kid

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Solar system codes — Build it right!

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

How to shoot a handgun accurately

By Massad Ayoob Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 "I want you to do an article on how to shoot a handgun accurately," Dave Duffy told me....

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

Firearms and cold weather considerations

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

By John Silveira (aka O.E. MacDougal) May/June 2017 Backwoods Home The greatest inventions in history are the ones we now take for granted. Fire and the...

The destruction of the mass print media will help save freedom in America

Which is better, a small town or city?

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...

Beekeeping basics

Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Bees have been managed for their honey production for about 5000 years or so. Especially for the...

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

You could furnish an entire homestead at Lehman’s ‘Non-electric’ Hardware Store

Buy your country place from the government

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

By Donna Insco  Issue #158 March/April, 2016 According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website, "CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and...

Currants and Gooseberries

By Sylvia Gist Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 Currants and gooseberries all belong to the genus Ribes (pronounced "rye-bees"). There are varieties of currants and gooseberries native to Europe and North America, along with some developed...