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Animals

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Building

This coop is for the birds

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #71 • September/October, 2001 You can buy a dozen eggs at the supermarket for 99 cents, or you can go out to...

A house a tornado helped build

A recycled dresser makes a useful bathroom vanity

Build a cistern out of corrugated road culvert

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

Farm and Garden

Growing the Eternal Tomato

By Leonard Trebor Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 It's an old story to longtime gardeners (and a new story to novices): each spring you buy some...

The Homestead Greenhouse

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Build a Keyhole Garden

Growing Microgreens

Americana and History

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

By John Silveira Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 It was one of those days I love. We were between deadlines and Dave, Bill, Mac, and I...

Catfish Biscuits

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Food and recipes

Indian Pudding

Potato Bread

Española eggs

Make elderberry syrup for flu season

Self-reliance

Preparing for civil unrest

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Advice from second-time homesteaders

Everybody talks about lightning and yes, there are things you can do about it

Energy

Hydronic woodstoves

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

Solar power trailer Part 2

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

Guns and Hunting

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

By Massad Ayoob Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 Jeff Yago, Backwoods Home's energy writer, recently completed a couple of concealed carry handgun courses. The classes apparently...

Use the right ammunition!

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

Science

Gee-Whiz: Alcohol

By O.E. MacDougal Backwoods Home Did early man first cultivate grains just to get drunk? The brewing of beer is older than civilization and goes back at...