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Raising your own beef for your family

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

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

For large quantity food dehydration try this homemade gem from the...

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too...

The Homestead Greenhouse

By Charles Sanders Issue #67 • January/February, 2001 For those of us living close to the land, the production of a dependable and healthful food supply...

A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

By O.E. MacDougal November/December 2016, Backwoods Home I could spend all day coming up with interesting trivia about the Presidents and those who surround them —...

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

No fuss, no muss, one-pan grouse supper

Water: a safe supply when you’re off the grid

A determined Rose Bley escaped the city

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Battery powered weekend retreat

Don’t discount a generator, especially a diesel generator, as your primary power source

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • December, 2003 One of our readers e-mailed John Silveira to tell him that taking a handgun afield after a long...

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

Gee-Whiz: Dinosaurs

By O.E. MacDougal July/August 2014 Backwoods Home Biologists and paleontologists are now pretty certain that birds are part of the dinosaur lineage. Their extinct relatives include...

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

Science and truth. Are they related?

Which wars work best? The ones we fight or the ones we avoid?

Working for a dad who works at home

Book Review: Guns Save Lives — True Stories of Americans Defending Their Lives with Firearms

Why oil and other fossil fuels are good

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

By Charles Sanders Issue #142 • July/August, 2013 A 450-pound hog will provide a lot of delicious meat. Hogs are raised throughout our neighboring Amish community for...

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...

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Goat birthing and raising kids

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

Mosquitoes outnumber us and no one likes them

Make coiled rugs from scrap material

Just for Kids: Visit the great prairies

Vinegar — A splash is all you need for healthful eating, natural healing, and sparkling home

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...

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

By John Fuchs Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 Leaves are an excellent way to add organic matter to the garden. However, using rawor unprocessedleaves has some drawbacks. Raw leaves are more acidic than composted leaves, and...