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Goat birthing and raising kids

Build a Top-Bar Bee Hive

By Jereme Zimmerman Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 My journey to becoming a beekeeper has been a long one, and I’m still not quite there yet....

Small engine maintenance for women

The Home Citrus Orchard

By Anita Evangelista Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 It may seem like an impossible dream if you live outside of southern Florida, California, or Texas, but...

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

The summer of ’35

By John Graesch Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 Sixty five years ago I was living in that part of Seattle, Washington, known as South Park. Few...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

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

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

Toffee Bars, Maple Kisses, and Chocolate-Nut Cloud Candy

Commonsense preparedness just makes sense

Here’s how to make a musical bamboo flute

Build your own battery charging station

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Use the right ammunition!

By Massad Ayoob Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 The purpose of the gun is to fire ammunition. It follows that the ammunition should be the correct...

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

Gee-Whiz: Insects

By O. E. MacDougal November/December 2015, Backwoods Home Some 400 million years ago, in the Devonian Period, insects evolved from crustaceans. Since that time, they have...

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

We don’t need no steenking 2nd Amendment

The parasitic nature of bureaucracy

Finding the best dog for the country life

By Anita Evangelista Issue #63 • May/June, 2000 When you're looking for a dog to fit into your country life, there are few other topics as...

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

...while leaving the carcass and feathers intact! By Dr. Roger W. Grim, D.C. Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 Figure 1. With a trash bag properly fitted around...

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

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Buy your country place from the government

Stashing Junk Silver for Bad Times

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

By Charles Sanders Issue #98 • March/April, 2006 There are mountains of old tires out there. Americans keep on rolling and tires keep on wearing out. Every year there is almost one scrap tire created for...

Nut Trees on Your Homestead

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #149 • September/October, 2014 While growing up in Detroit, we had no nut trees in our yard (though we did have seedlings before I left home). That didn't stop my parents, though....