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Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Build a graceful footbridge

By Harrison Stone Issue #77 • September/October, 2002 Tap your heels together three times and repeat after me, "There is no place like homeThere is no...

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

PVC pipe in the home, garden, farm, and workshop

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

By John Murray  Issue #158 • March/April, 2016 For country landowners who desire a way to supplement their income, operating a small roadside farm stand is...

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

Caring for your chickens in winter

You Can Make Your Own Fertilizers

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

By Don Lewis Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The year was 1834, a year that didn’t really stand out as all that particularly important in American...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Biological and chemical weapons through history

A healthy heart starts in the kitchen

If you can boil water you can make a good stew

Moving to the wilderness — Turning the dream to reality

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

Just for Kids: Life in the forest

Solar power for farm and ranch

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

Powering medical equipment during a utility blackout

Cold weather shooting considerations

By Massad Ayoob Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 Winter will soon be upon us. Cold weather makes a lot of things more difficult. Running. Walking. Navigating...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Gee-Whiz: Alcohol

By O.E. MacDougal Backwoods Home Did early man first cultivate grains just to get drunk? The brewing of beer is older than civilization and goes back at...

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

In time of war — The Israeli answer to terrorism

My View: Jury duty: The charge was rape

Common sense about burglary prevention

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

By John Silveira Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 What would happen if all the honeybees disappeared? According to some pundits we'd see a collapse in much...

Beekeeping basics

Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Bees have been managed for their honey production for about 5000 years or so. Especially for the...

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

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

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

10 day survival pack for your vehicle for just $25

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

Homeschooling your dylsexic kid

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II

Build a Heated Germination Bed

By Charles Sanders Issue #92 • March/April, 2005 Many of us who garden have learned the benefits of starting our own vegetable and flower plants. There are several benefits to having a spot to start your...

Testing Soil

By Tom Kovach Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Testing the soil content of a garden is very important and is quite easy to do. Soil tests are needed because some plants prefer slightly acidic soil, while...