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Where our farm animals come from

Our Unconventional House

By Judy Zent Website Exclusive • December, 2002 Fig. 1 - Tire walls with roof framing. Need a prolonged workout? Want to do some major recycling? Want...

Build this sturdy large-capacity food dehydrator

How to Grow Great Carrots

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #153 • May/June, 2015 Carrots are an old-time homesteader favorite. They can be frozen, canned, dehydrated, or simply stored in a cool...

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

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...

Constitution of the united States of America

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

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

Avoiding common canning mistakes

Just for Kids: Take a nite hike!

Step onto the ice and catch tonight’s dinner

I heat my house by burning corn

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

Walden Pond, the solar version: Part 1

Women and guns

By Massad Ayoob Issue #121 • January/February, 2010 In a time when what used to be called "the women's liberation movement" has achieved many of its...

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Zombie Apocalypse

By John Silveira Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 "Can you survive a zombie apocalypse?" a familiar voice asked. I turned in my seat to see O.E. MacDougal,...

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

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

Paying for social security with worthless $

Science and truth. Are they related?

Defending against terroristic mass murder

Every group needs a black sheep

Switch your family to goat’s milk

By Tanya Kelley Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 If you milk goats, there's no doubt you've heard it"Eww! Goat's milk! Gross!" To be perfectly honest, goat...

Slaughtering and Butchering

By Dynah Geissal Issue #23 • September/October, 1993 Fall is butchering time, a period of joy in the harvest of the year's work and of sadness...

Raising your own beef for your family

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s production all winter

Jackie’s tips for hardcore homesteading

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...

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

By Corcceigh Green Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Isn't it funny how even the things we step on while walking on the lawn have value? I learned this first hand last summer as I discovered some...