Armed citizens: the deterrent factor
Armed citizens:the deterrent factor By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • January/February, 2001 Does an armed citizenry deter tyranny and invasion? History and logic both answer emphatically, “Yes!” Some months ago, in an article in this publication titled The Rationale of … Continue reading
Foraging for wild berries
Foraging for wild berries By Kristina Seleshanko Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 I had just posted a photo online of some wild berries I was going to preserve, when suddenly I was inundated with messages: “Are those really safe to … Continue reading
Hügelkultur for the homestead
Hügelkultur for the homestead By Rose Shelton Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 Last spring, I finally completed a long-planned homestead project of constructing two hügelkultur beds. What is hügelkultur? It’s basically a method of recycling junk wood to make a … Continue reading
Oregon Trail preparedness
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 history. But like any … Continue reading
My view: Socialism’s promises always end in disaster
My view: Socialism’s promises always end in disaster By Dave Duffy Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 There are lots of news stories these days about socialism’s rise in the United States, especially among the young and admirers of newly elected … Continue reading
How to resurrect old, rusted tools
How to resurrect old, rusted tools By R.E. Rawlinson Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The homesteading lifestyle can require a number of tools to cultivate the garden, maintain the home, repair the tractor, and build various pens and coops. We … Continue reading
Growing microgreens
Growing microgreens By Lisa Nourse Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The small town where I live has two small grocery stores and getting a good variety of organic produce during the winter months is difficult. I find myself craving fresh … Continue reading
Backwoods Home Magazine is once again a print magazine
Backwoods Home Magazine is now a print magazine after a one-year hiatus as a digital-only publication. The person who is making this possible is my son, Sam Duffy, who will assume the role of publisher…Continue reading
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Build your own hoop house
Build your own hoop house By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #171 • May/June, 2018 I’ve had my own garden for more than half a century, and I have learned a few things after all these years. One of the most valuable … Continue reading
A contrary guide to feeding animals
A contrary guide to feeding animals By Beth Greenwood Issue #135 • May/June, 2012 The Purinas, Cargills, and Con-Agras of the world would have you believe that they and they alone have the correct recipe for feeding your animals. I … Continue reading
Of kids and guns
Of kids and guns By Massad Ayoob Issue #68 • March/April, 2001 In the almost two years since the Columbine tragedy, American police have coined the term “active shooter.” It means, in essence, a crazed gunman who is at the … Continue reading
Vinegar
By Linda Gabris Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 Call me a sourpuss, if you will, but I love vinegar and can’t imagine a day going by without calling upon one type or another for cooking, curing, or cleansing purposes. Vinegar … Continue reading
Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document
Emancipation Proclamation By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATIONWhereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to … Continue reading
Recipes from my mother’s kitchen
Recipes frommy mother’s kitchen By Richard Blunt Issue #52 • July/August, 1998 One of my earliest and fondest childhood memories is of my mother and me walking nearly a mile down the road from our house, in the rain, to … Continue reading