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Animals

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Once a day milking

Building

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

By Bob Van Putten Issue #174 • November/December, 2018 The native peoples of North America were a very practical lot. Over the centuries they developed some...

For large quantity food dehydration try this homemade gem from the...

Build a deluxe barrel stove

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

A recycled dresser makes a useful bathroom vanity

Farm and Garden

Three Raised Bed Designs

By Joe Mooney Issue #150 • November/December, 2014 When it comes to gardening, almost anything can be used to create a raised bed. Tires, blocks, rocks,...

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

Growing Potatoes in Straw

Americana and History

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

By John Silveira Issue #31 • January/February, 1995 "What were you listening to when I got to your house? Sounded nice. I don't think I've ever...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Fly it proudly and properly

Constitution of the united States of America

Food and recipes

Glazed spiced mocha brownies

Potato Bread

Broccoli-Turkey Casserole

Plantation Coffee Punch

Self-reliance

10 ways to make money on your land

Frostbite — Don’t flirt with this sneaky danger

Self-reliance for women — Surviving a biochemical attack

Medical kits for self-reliant families

Energy

Is steam power in your future?

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

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

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Guns and Hunting

The light at the end of the gun

By Massad Ayoob Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 Dave writes, "A few weeks ago I had to shoot a skunk in the chicken house, but the...

Affordable firearms

Catch your own bait

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

How big a gun do you need?

Science

Gee-Whiz: Sleep

By O.E. MacDougal November/December 2017, Backwoods Home For thousands of years, sleep has been one of life’s great mysteries. As humans, we spend about one-third of...