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Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Build a compost tumbler

By Joe Mooney Issue #151 • January/February, 2015 A few years back, I caught myself becoming a bit frustrated with my compost pile. It seemed that...

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...

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

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...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Bob’s basic breads for beginners, bachelors, barbarians, and backwoodsmen

The coffee mug knife sharpener

Medical kits for self-reliant families

For safety’s sake, homestead fuel storage must be handled properly

Pysanki — You can make those biddies pay!

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too An interview with Stephen Heckeroth

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs

Of guns and snakes

By Massad Ayoob Issue #151 • January/February, 2015 Mas safely kills a rattlesnake in a populated area. (Note angle of gun and trajectory.) Pistol is a...

Choose your ammo… police style

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

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,...

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

Guns Save Lives Chapter 1: Point Blank

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

By Annie Duffy Issue #52 • July/August, 1998 "If you're going to make something that you want to last, why not start with good quality material,"...

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

By Jackie Clay Issue #111 • May/June, 2008 It goes without saying that preparedness is not for "radicals" or "weirdos" anymore. I picked up a preparedness...

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Buying the right emergency radio

Tips and handy hints for 4X4 living

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Meat is often the most expensive portion of our grocery bill, and it is getting more and more expensive every day. I've seen steaks "on sale" for more...

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

By Jereme Zimmerman  Issue #161 • September/October, 2016 Bamboo: The very word evokes an image of groves of tall, leafy plants swaying gently through the air...