Raymond Nones Archives - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Raising your own beef

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 Every time I sit down to enjoy a wonderful beef roast or perfectly grilled steak, I am so...

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...

Home Dairying

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Good-bye old friend

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Self-Reliance

Just for Kids: Visit the great prairies

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Turn your passion into a business

Homestead water

Farm and Garden

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 root cellar where they will keep for up to six...

The $1 Garden

By Jonathan Nunan Issue #122 • March/April, 2010 The dollar garden is simple in concept: buy as many seeds as you can for one dollar and harvest as much food as possible from the plants you...