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Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

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

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Shake update

By David Lee Website Exclusive • January, 2005 Since my shake article was published in Backwoods Home Magazine, Issue #88, I have learned that some of...

Adventures with a portable sawmill

Build a portable woodstove for $30

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

By John Fuchs Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 Leaves are an excellent way to add organic matter to the garden. However, using rawor unprocessedleaves has some...

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

You Can Make Your Own Fertilizers

Fried chicken for breakfast

By Danny Fulks Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, is one of those rare writers capable of painting a vivid picture of life back...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Constitution of the united States of America

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

Hoppin’ John with fresh asparagus beans

Moving to the wilderness — Turning the dream to reality

Build a passive-solar food dehydrator

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Battery powered weekend retreat

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • December, 2003 One of our readers e-mailed John Silveira to tell him that taking a handgun afield after a long...

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

The ‘risks’ with Swine Flu

By John Silveira Issue #118 • July/August, 2009 Do we have anything to worry about the reemergence of Swine Flu Novel Influenza A (H1N1) ...

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

Stumbling over your own stupidity

The destruction of the mass print media will help save freedom in America

The Electoral College — How we elect the President

A history lesson from Ayn Rand

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

By Jayn Steidl Thibodeau Issue #36 • November/December, 1995 Have you ever had this happen to you? You've opened the refrigerator door for a cold, refreshing...

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

By Karen McGeorge Sanders Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 It seems that farmers always need an extra pair of hands, but finding the money to pay...

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Where our farm animals come from

Frostbite — Don’t flirt with this sneaky danger

Turn your passion into a business

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

Caring for wounds in the field

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

By Darlene Polachic Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 Why spend money buying plant starter packs when you can make all you need from old newspapers? The added benefit of these newspaper pots is that they can...

Fermenting Chicken Feed

By Melissa Souza Issue #174 • November/December, 2018 On our homestead, we eat yogurt, kombucha (fermented tea), sauerkraut, and kimchi to add probiotics to our diet. These beneficial bacteria promote good digestive health, strengthen the immune...