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Raising cattle on your own place

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

By Robert Van Putten Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 Apples are an important food resource for us. Every year we store hundreds of pounds in our...

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

Build an attached solar greenhouse

Growing Strawberries

By Patrice Lewis Issue #162 • November/December, 2016 As you read this, the wind may well be howling and the snow piling deep, and you're likely...

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

The greatest American who was never President

By John Silveira Issue #60a • November/December, 1999 "The election's next year, right?" I asked. Dave Duffy, the publisher of Backwoods Home Magazine, was editing a rather...

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

Building and stocking your pantry

Food security 101, part 3: Why I love my vacuum sealer (and more)

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Is steam power in your future?

Keeping your food cold — Solutions to refrigeration when electricity is scarce

Our journey to modern off-grid living

Tailoring guns to females

By Massad Ayoob Issue #131 • September/October, 2011 So, I'm sitting here in a hotel writing this, less than three hours after getting off the witness...

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 There's been a lot of talk in the mass media...

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

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

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

In time of war — The Israeli answer to terrorism

Questions about global warming

Do we need a Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights?

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

Goat birthing and raising kids

By Jackie Clay Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 Dairy goats form one of the cornerstones of our homestead. Not only do they provide milk, cheese, ice...

Beekeeping basics

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

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

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

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

With commonsense planning, you can survive hard times

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

Winter in the High Desert — Understanding the music

You Can Make Your Own Fertilizers

By Christopher and Dolores Lynn Nyerges Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 For some people, home gardening is an expensive pursuit, which seems a bit backward to us. At one time, people gardened because home-grown produce was...

Companion Planting

By Beverly Mettot Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 Companion planting is nothing new, and yet in recent years it has made an extraordinary comeback, not only in fooling those pesky pests who thrive on fruits and...