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Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

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

Build a stone wall

By Charles Sanders Issue #70 • July/August, 2001 The natural beauty of a stone wall has been romanticized in poem and picture for hundreds of years....

The Mini-Skyline — A homemade yarder to bring firewood up a...

No Worrying About Fire Blight with Orient and Kieffer Pears

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #52 • July/August, 1998 Everyone likes a good success story, and if I were called upon to name the most successful...

A Small Space Yields a Big Crop of Garlic

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

Raised Bed Gardening — Neat and Productive

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

By Alice B. Yeager and James O. Yeager Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 I was a girl of 8 when the stock market crashed in 1929....

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

Grape Leaves Stuffed with Chevre & Figs

Some unusual jellies for your sweet tooth

Couponing, refunding, and stockpiling will make your money stretch

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

Build a passive-solar food dehydrator

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

By Massad Ayoob Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Long a supporter of the Appleseed concept, Backwoods Home Magazine hosted one in Gold Beach, Oregon, in second...

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

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...

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

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

Perspectives on the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin shooting

Gulf War II opened the eyes of Americans to the UN and the media

My View: Gaining an appreciation for risk

The false argument about defending our freedom

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

By Anita Evangelista Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 Multimillionaire J. Paul Getty was once asked the secret of becoming rich. He's reported to have said, "I...

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

By Charles Sanders Issue #142 • July/August, 2013 A 450-pound hog will provide a lot of delicious meat. Hogs are raised throughout our neighboring Amish community for...

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

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

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

How to begin taking wildlife photographs

Buy your country place from the government

With commonsense planning, you can survive hard times

By Alice B. Yeager Website Exclusive • September, 2006 Normally, we gardeners tend to make plans to begin planting our gardens during early spring. We select vegetables such as garden peas, lettuce, mustard, radishes, onions, and...

Jackie’s Garden Primer

By Jackie Clay Issue #117 • May/June, 2009 The birds are singing. The sunshine makes the day feel soft and warm. The soil is mellow and damp. It makes us feel like being outdoors and doing...