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Animals

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Goat birthing and raising kids

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

Is that a good pig?

Building

Build a Simple, Inexpensive Greenhouse

By Jennifer Poindexter Issue #157 • January/February, 2016 Since my family is homesteading on a budget, the task of building a greenhouse had to be done...

Three Raised Bed Designs

New invention— The Fencerunner

Build a Composter

Build a wood crib with free materials

Farm and Garden

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

By John Silveira Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 My engineer father was not fond of wasting time or energy. He was always searching for a better,...

How to Grow Potatoes

Sweet Potato Greens

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

Americana and History

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

By John Silveira Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 It was one of those days I love. We were between deadlines and Dave, Bill, Mac, and I...

The greatest American who was never President

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Fried chicken for breakfast

Food and recipes

Challah

Tahini — A health food par-excellence

Coconut Rice Pudding

Making baby food at home

Self-reliance

Make a Sure-Fire Live Trap

Small camp security

The saga of Benjamin, the backwoods, homeschool boy who wanted to get a job

Advice from second-time homesteaders

Energy

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Keeping your food cold — Solutions to refrigeration when electricity is scarce

Solar-powered water purifiers

A small creek provides plenty of power for this off-grid home

Guns and Hunting

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

(and be assured everything still works when you dig it up) By Charles Wood Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 Back in the early 1990s the outlook for the...

Just because

Firearms — Tools of rural living

Catch your own bait

Use the right ammunition!

Science

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...