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Animals

The homestead cat

Goat birthing and raising kids

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Building

How safe is your electric fence?

By Eloise Twining I’ve used solar powered electric fencing on my California ranch for at least 35 years. Over that time electric fencing has proved...

Build this sturdy large-capacity food dehydrator

Getting logs

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

Farm and Garden

Rotten Luck: The Skinny on Composting

By Patrice Lewis Issue #141 • May/June, 2013 For much of human history, people have tried to prevent things from rotting. Literally every food preservation method...

Build a Top-Bar Bee Hive

Tomatoes, the Essential Garden Crop

Nut Trees on Your Homestead

Grow Your Own Dishrags

Americana and History

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATIONWhereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the...

Constitution of the united States of America

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Grandpa’s justice

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Food and recipes

Broccoli-Turkey Casserole

Baked Bean Soup

Spicy Beef and Peppers

No fuss, no muss, one-pan grouse supper

Self-reliance

The accidental homesteader

Jackie’s tips for hardcore homesteading

Seed art — It’s fun to collect the seeds and create these unusual pictures

Cut your grocery bill in half

Energy

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

For a truly independent energy system, your choices are solar, wind, and water

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Guns and Hunting

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

By Brad Rohdenburg Website Exclusive • September, 2014 A 1958 "Light Twelve" Browning Auto-5, with a 28" Improved Cylinder barrel and 'Speedfeed' loading. It weighs less...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Choose your ammo… police style

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Science

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

By John Silveira (aka O.E. MacDougal) May/June 2017 Backwoods Home The greatest inventions in history are the ones we now take for granted. Fire and the...