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Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Free pallet wood and birdhouses add up to big country dollars

By Rick Brentlinger Issue #53 • September/October, 1998 If I could show you how to manufacture a product anywhere in the country and if I offered...

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

Simplify life in your backwoods home by using these easy mountain...

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

By Robert Van Putten Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 Apples are an important food resource for us. Every year we store hundreds of pounds in our...

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

The greatest American who was never President

By John Silveira Issue #60a • November/December, 1999 "The election's next year, right?" I asked. Dave Duffy, the publisher of Backwoods Home Magazine, was editing a rather...

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

Constitution of the united States of America

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

Aunt Ona’s Mandarin orange cake

Poor man’s shrimp cocktail on perch

The real “Q” — Barbecue the way it’s supposed to be

Medical kits for self-reliant families

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

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...

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

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...

Working for a dad who works at home

The black man’s worst enemy is not racism

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

By Gene Sheley Issue #50 • March/April, 1998 Near the top of North America's wildlife food chain is the mountain lion, a close second to bears...

Once a day milking

By Patrice Lewis Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 It sounds bucolic, doesn't it? The simple joys of milking your own cow. Fresh milk, fresh cream, homemade...

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Finding the best dog for the country life

With commonsense planning, you can survive hard times

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

Graft Your Own Designer Fruit Trees

By Jackie Clay Issue #121 • January/February, 2010 Although I've been homesteading for more than forty years, there's always something new to learn. (I figure that if I don't learn at least one thing every day,...

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

By Charles Sanders Issue #98 • March/April, 2006 There are mountains of old tires out there. Americans keep on rolling and tires keep on wearing out. Every year there is almost one scrap tire created for...