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Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

By Rick Brannan Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 There are few things more frustrating and dangerous than working with a dull knife. In my quest for...

Build a Vertical Storage Rack for Cans

A recycled dresser makes a useful bathroom vanity

Build a portable woodstove for $30

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

By Gail Butler Issue #124 • July/August, 2010 When friends stop by for a visit I like to offer them a hospitable and healthful libation of...

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Catfish Biscuits

By Danny Fulks Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, grew up in southern Ohio where his parents worked the land and milked cows, and...

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Just for Kids: Some good clean fun!

Tips for finding your affordable home

Modify an E-Tool to make your own Combi-Tool

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Battery powered weekend retreat

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Build a community assistance recharging station

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 Everything's getting more expensive. Food. Gasoline. Guns and ammunition. Not everyone who appreciates the rural lifestyle was "born...

The light at the end of the gun

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Firearms and cold weather considerations

Cold weather shooting considerations

Gee-Whiz: Trees

By O. E. Macdougal September/October 2015, Backwoods Home We’re told they include some of the oldest and largest living organisms on the planet. But do...

The gee-whiz! page — Cats: Why they rule our world

Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest...

The Coming American Dictatorship Part XI — The Tenth Amendement Movement

Something unsaid about Timothy McVeigh’s execution

If you don’t like it here, why don’t you move to another country?

Bottle-raise a calf

By Jackie Clay Issue #120 • November/December, 2009 If you think milk and beef are expensive in the grocery store, then you should think about raising...

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

By Amanda J. Kemp Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 Spring brings the pitter-patter of little feet in the mud, games of tag, and raucous quacks. While...

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

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

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

Switch your family to goat’s milk

The cholesterol in your stovepipe can be fatal

The art of living in small spaces

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

By Joe Mooney Issue #147 • May/June, 2014 I've always found the use of seasonal rains by native peoples very fascinating. From the diversion of floodwaters in earthen berms to irrigation via "aquaduct," it seemed incredible...

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #51 • May/June, 1998 Every person who is striving for self-reliance should, and most do, plant a garden from which to raise a good portion of their own food. But how many...