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Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Installing a steel roof

By Norman Bennett Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 One of the reasons steel roofs have become so popular is the simplicity and economy with which they...

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

By Brianna Stone  Issue #161 • September/October, 2016 This spring, my parents let me enlarge my...

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

Grandpa’s justice

By Tom Kovach Issue #65 • September/October, 2000 Having the best vegetable garden in the village might put food on the table and make some money...

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

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

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

Picking your pressure canner — All American or Presto?

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 2

Solar power for farm and ranch

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

By Massad Ayoob Issue #163 • January/February, 2017 Click Here to read Part 1 Click Here to read Part 2 As noted in the two previous parts of...

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Firearms and cold weather considerations

Gee-Whiz: Insects

By O. E. MacDougal November/December 2015, Backwoods Home Some 400 million years ago, in the Devonian Period, insects evolved from crustaceans. Since that time, they have...

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

Science and truth. Are they related?

Something unsaid about Timothy McVeigh’s execution

Confessions of a former liberal

Turn the poor into capitalists

Raising your own beef for your family

By Charles Sanders Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 For most homesteaders, the raising of livestock plays a crucial role in the home based economy. The types...

Bovine basics for beginners

By Patrice Lewis Issue #122 • March/April, 2010 Congratulations. You've escaped the city life and are now the proud owners of your little plot of rural...

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Raising cattle on your own place

Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel better

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

By Tom Kovach Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Testing the soil content of a garden is very important and is quite easy to do. Soil tests are needed because some plants prefer slightly acidic soil, while...

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...