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Where our farm animals come from

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Make adobe bricks

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #110 • March/April, 2008 Last winter I got a phone call from an old friend in Arizona. One of his sons...

Build a Vertical Storage Rack for Cans

Tools and hardware for the backwoods home

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

By Roy Martin Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 A hotbed is a miniature greenhouse that is heated to protect new seedlings from cold. The hotbed differs...

Caring for your chickens in winter

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

Biological and chemical weapons through history

By John Silveira Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 The weather here on the coast of Oregon is nice almost all year-round, and there almost always seems...

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Freeze a holiday turkey to enjoy it all year long

The cholesterol in your stovepipe can be fatal

Preserve the harvest naturally through wild fermentation

Solar system codes — Build it right!

A solar primer — How it works, how it’s made, what it costs

Generators alone are not enough

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

By Massad Ayoob Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 In the long love affair between America and the rifle, there has never been an interlude quite as...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

Science and truth. Are they related?

By John Silveira Issue #46 • July/August, 1997 It was an argument about science. Dave and I were on one side, Dave's friends Tom and Bill,...

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

My View: Learn to Do One Thing Well

That old survivalist mumbo jumbo and 10 reasons why it makes sense

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

By Margaret Wright Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 When we think of a backwoods dog we generally think of a Pyrenees, German Shepherd, or other breed...

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

By Linda Slate Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 While searching for a large quantity (five pounds or more) feeder for my backyard flock, I kept running...

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

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

A view of self-reliance from a more timid perspective — A woman’s opinion

Start a post-construction cleaning business

By Wren Everett The beans came to me as an accident. In the early spring of 2023, I was scouring The Exchange (exchange.seedsavers.org/home) — an online seed-savers trading post of sorts — looking for squash seeds....

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 drawbacks. Raw leaves are more acidic than composted leaves, and...