Kathleen Sanderson Archives - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Bottle-raise a calf

By Jackie Clay Issue #120 • November/December, 2009 If you think milk and beef are expensive in the grocery store, then you should think about raising...

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

By Linda Slate Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 While searching for a large quantity (five pounds or more) feeder for my backyard flock, I kept running...

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Raising your own beef

Good-bye old friend

Goat birthing and raising kids

Self-Reliance

A worthwhile journey

Frostbite — Don’t flirt with this sneaky danger

Medical kits for self-reliant families

How we found our remote backwoods home

Farm and Garden

Seven tactics for planning next year’s garden

By Kristina Seleshanko There are few things I enjoy more than snuggling up next to the woodstove with a cup of coffee and my garden planning notebook. Although winter might feel like a time to...

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 curled up next to the woodstove with a mug of...