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Where our farm animals come from

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Build a graceful footbridge

By Harrison Stone Issue #77 • September/October, 2002 Tap your heels together three times and repeat after me, "There is no place like homeThere is no...

Dorothy Ainsworth update: Out of the ashes

For large quantity food dehydration try this homemade gem from the...

Adventures with a portable sawmill

Pruning Blueberries

By Kristina Seleshanko When we purchased our mountaintop homestead, I was excited to discover four blueberry bushes that were already established on our property. Not...

Caring for your chickens in winter

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...

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Winter in the High Desert — Understanding the music

Here’s how to make a musical bamboo flute

Use solar landscape lights for emergencies

Solar power for farm and ranch

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Air power superiority

When a well-placed shot is required, when stealth and quiet are called for, an air rifle may be the best option. By Gary Lewis Issue #151 • January/February,...

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Gee-Whiz: Coffee

By O.E. MacDougal May/June 2018, Backwoods Home Every second of every day about 26,000 cups of coffee are drunk around the world. That’s about 2¼ billion...

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

Planning the lives of generations to come

Who’s supposed to protect our rights?

Where our farm animals come from

Issue #105 • May/June, 2007 We don't know how far back the domestication of animals goes. But we...

Raising your own beef

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 Every time I sit down to enjoy a wonderful beef roast or perfectly grilled steak, I am so...

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Help your home survive in the path of a wildfire

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

The 7 core areas of preparedness

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #68 • March/April, 2001 Anyone with some gardening space, a sunny location, and good loamy soil with pH 6.0-7.5 can grow snap beans. With some good recipes, you'll have people begging...

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn Income

By Rebekah L. Cowell Photos by Amanda Egdorf-Sand Issue #124 • July/August, 2010 Vermicomposting takes composting to another level using Eisenia foetida (commonly known as red wiggler, brandling, or manure worms) to break down organic matter such...