John Graesch Archives - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Animal disease traceability

By Patrice Lewis Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 In 2009, small farmers and ranchers breathed a sigh of relief. So did people worried about another curtailment...

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

By Jayn Steidl Thibodeau Issue #36 • November/December, 1995 Have you ever had this happen to you? You've opened the refrigerator door for a cold, refreshing...

Home Dairying

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

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

The homestead cat

Self-Reliance

Roger Clark: Cane syrup maker

Everybody talks about lightning and yes, there are things you can do about it

Preparing for winter

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Farm and Garden

Mid-season planting

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson As the saying goes “Life happens…” Maybe events have kept you from getting your garden planted early in the spring. When we moved to New Mexico, it was in late June and...

Build a Keyhole Garden

By Katelynn Bond Issue #152 • March/April, 2015 One of the hazards of living on the side of a mountain in northern New Mexico is that I live on a rock. And I don't mean the...