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Finding the best dog for the country life

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Raising your own beef for your family

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

By Maggie Larsen Issue #86 • March/April, 2004 During a binge of spring cleaning, I ventured outside and began to renovate the exterior of my home,...

Small engine maintenance for women

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 After originating in the semi-arid regions of the middle east, espaliering (is-'pal-yer-ing) became a commonly employed fruit...

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

Graft Your Own Designer Fruit Trees

Rotten Luck: The Skinny on Composting

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...

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

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

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Sewing and using cloth diapers is easier than you think

Step onto the ice and catch tonight’s dinner

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

Solar Power 101 — Solar arrays

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • December, 2003 In Part I, we began a series of refreshers on safety and proper handling of firearms. This time,...

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

The gee-whiz! page — Cats: Why they rule our world

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 House cats A recent Gallup poll showed that cat ownership is pretty much evenly distributed between men and...

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

A vast cultural divide exists between environmentalists and gun owners

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

Gulf War II opened the eyes of Americans to the UN and the media

Goat birthing and raising kids

By Jackie Clay Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 Dairy goats form one of the cornerstones of our homestead. Not only do they provide milk, cheese, ice...

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

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

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

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

Buy your country place from the government

Medical kits for self-reliant families

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

By Roy Martin Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 A hotbed is a miniature greenhouse that is heated to protect new seedlings from cold. The hotbed differs from a cold frame in that it has an internal...

By Anita Evangelista Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 It may seem like an impossible dream if you live outside of southern Florida, California, or Texas, but you can grow a home "backyard" orchard of oranges, lemons,...