Making a Living Archives - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

By Richard Blunt Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 The domestic chicken, or Gallus domesticus as the Romans called it, has lived with humans for centuries. It...

Where our farm animals come from

Issue #105 • May/June, 2007 We don't know how far back the domestication of animals goes. But we...

Build a poultry killing cone

Animal disease traceability

Raising your own beef

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Self-Reliance

Lessons learned from an ice storm

The poor man’s ultra-light dual-fuel backpacking stove

Building and stocking your pantry

Dealing with heat stress

Farm and Garden

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

By Corcceigh Green Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Isn't it funny how even the things we step on while walking on the lawn have value? I learned this first hand last summer as I discovered some...

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...