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Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

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

By Michael Hackleman Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 Hydronic, or radiant floor heating is a method of heating a home, shop, or other building with the...

Here’s how to make a musical bamboo flute

Dorothy Ainsworth update: Out of the ashes

Propagating Plants

By Jackie Clay Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 We all love the idea of having a big, productive garden, full of all the nutritious, tasty foods...

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATIONWhereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the...

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Gourmet nutrition with beans and rice

Picking and preserving the wild plum

Medical kits for self-reliant families

Tips and handy hints for 4X4 living

How to make money from storage building auctions

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

For a truly independent energy system, your choices are solar, wind, and water

How big a gun do you need?

By Massad Ayoob Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 We Americans like to do things in a big way. Big houses. Big cars. Big boats. And, yes,...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

How to shoot a handgun accurately

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

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

By Margaret Wright Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 When we think of a backwoods dog we generally think of a Pyrenees, German Shepherd, or other breed...

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...

Raising cattle on your own place

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Teach speed reading to your children even if you can’t speed read yourself

A survival key ring — Your everyday tool for emergency preparedness

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

Seven tactics for planning next year’s garden

By Kristina Seleshanko There are few things I enjoy more than snuggling up next to the woodstove with a cup of coffee and my garden planning notebook. Although winter might feel like a time to...

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...