Sandra L. Toney Archives - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

The homestead cat

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson We have had at least one cat in our home ever since I was a young child. So it’s no wonder we...

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...

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Self-Reliance

Start your food storage on $10 a week

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Homestead security for women

Defeating debt

Farm and Garden

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

By Roy Martin Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 A hotbed is a miniature greenhouse that is heated to protect new seedlings from cold. The hotbed differs from a cold frame in that it has an internal...

Here’s a Mighty Creative Way to Protect Your Plants from Animals

By Joy Lamb Issue #39 • May/June, 1996 A huge brown beast stared at me as I drove through our apple orchard toward the house. I parked, walked quickly into the house, and said to my...