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Animals

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Raising your own beef

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Is that a good pig?

Building

Gabion walls for form and function

By Joe Mooney Issue #153 • May/June, 2015 I think there has to be something ingrained in the human brain that loves things built of stone....

Build a wood crib with free materials

Building Eric’s house

Trusses — Low cost marvels to roof over most large spaces

Eye-catching signs with mirrors

Farm and Garden

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant...

By Eugene Mitchell Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Whether young or old, lying in the grass and searching for four-leafed clovers is timeless fun. Sometimes they're...

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn...

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

Americana and History

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

By John Silveira Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 It was snowing and three of us were up at the office. Dave Duffy, the fellow who publishes...

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

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

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

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Food and recipes

Poor man’s shrimp cocktail on perch

The convenience of a bread bucket

Old-fashioned hot dog pepper relish

Wild edibles in delectable dishes

Self-reliance

Space heater safety tips

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Pysanki — You can make those biddies pay!

Homestead Helpers

Energy

Our journey to modern off-grid living

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Power-up bag

Battery powered weekend retreat

Guns and Hunting

Consider the 20-gauge shotgun

By Massad Ayoob Issue #120 • November/December, 2009 A year or more ago in these pages, I made the suggestion that sometimes less is more, and...

Cold weather shooting considerations

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Firearms — Tools of rural living

Canning game meat

Science

Gee-Whiz: Insects

By O. E. MacDougal November/December 2015, Backwoods Home Some 400 million years ago, in the Devonian Period, insects evolved from crustaceans. Since that time, they have...