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Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Finding the best dog for the country life

Goat birthing and raising kids

Easy awnings

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #149 • September/October, 2014 A window without an awning is like a lamp without a shade bare and glaring. In my...

Build your own home in two years — Get a PhD...

Victory Gardens

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #54 • November/December, 1998 There have been very few times in our nation's history when "We, the people" have banded together...

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Your Manure Pile — For Fuel, Fertilizer, and Maybe Even Improved...

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Habeeb Salloum, 95, a poet, world traveler, linguist, and author of recipe books on Middle Eastern cuisine, has written recipe articles for Backwoods Home...

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

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

Stuffed Mushrooms – Greek Style

Cash in on your household junk

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Generators alone are not enough

Install a mobile, solar powered toilet

How to shoot a handgun accurately

By Massad Ayoob Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 "I want you to do an article on how to shoot a handgun accurately," Dave Duffy told me....

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

By John Silveira Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 "What are you doing?" a voice asked. I looked up and saw O.E. MacDougal, Dave's poker-playing friend from Southern...

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

Why you may want to get a stress test

If you want to take care of your health, you have to take control of your life

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...

Keeping homestead animals healthy

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 As a veterinary field technician for more than 20 years, I saw firsthand the frustration and heartbreak when...

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

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Sew a baby quilt in two days… for a lifetime of memories

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

With commonsense planning, you can survive hard times

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...

Put Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

By Jackie Clay Issue #95 • September/October, 2005 During the crispy fall afternoons, we listen often and intently to the weather forecasts. "It's going to be clear tonight," I'd tell my late husband, Bob, and my...