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Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Finding the best dog for the country life

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader, part 2

By Don Lewis In the last issue of Backwoods Home Magazine, we covered Part 1 of livestock fencing for the small homesteader. The article included...

Turning a $10,000 House into a Home — Part 1: Salvaging...

Blueberry Cash Crop

By Ed Mashburn Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 My almost two-year-old grandson loves blueberries. Put a bowl of those round blue jewels in front of him,...

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

Tomatoes, the Essential Garden Crop

Garden Spaces for Small Places

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

By John Silveira Issue #34 • July/August, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do I...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

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

Constitution of the united States of America

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

Food security 101: part 2 — Convenience mixes make life easier

Boost your income by adding a processing step to what you sell

Medical kits for self-reliant families

Breastfeeding — Babies love it, and for good reason

Solar system codes — Build it right!

Use solar landscape lights for emergencies

Build your own battery charging station

Tailoring guns to females

By Massad Ayoob Issue #131 • September/October, 2011 So, I'm sitting here in a hotel writing this, less than three hours after getting off the witness...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

The coming ice age

By John Silveira Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 I'm putting my apocalyptic ice age novel, Danielle Kidnapped, on Amazon's Kindle and also producing a paperback version...

Science and truth. Are they related?

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

Sgt. Jim Duffy — An ordinary hero

The unheralded roots of America’s freedoms

Reaching for the stars during a recession

A contrary guide to feeding animals

By Beth Greenwood Issue #135 • May/June, 2012 The Purinas, Cargills, and Con-Agras of the world would have you believe that they and they alone have...

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

By Allen Easterly Issue #101 • September/October, 2006 Raising quail is inexpensive, easy, provides very healthy low-fat white meat, and supplies the fertilizer you need for...

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

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

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

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

Just for Kids: Killing some time (Create an afternoon time warp)

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

By R.E. Rawlinson Issue #173 • September/October, 2018 When compared to our ancestors, we are very lucky to have readily-available tools. Stores are full of anything you could need and with online shopping, you don’t even...

Meat For the Homestead

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...