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Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

The Mini-Skyline — A homemade yarder to bring firewood up a...

By James F. Deaton Website Exclusive • January, 2006 The need to get firewood from a draw below my house to my woodshed started me on...

New invention— The Fencerunner

Here’s how to make a musical bamboo flute

Sweet Potato Greens

By Tim Scullen Issue #168 • November/December, 2017 By now, you’ve no doubt figured out how good chard, spinach, and kale are for you. But did...

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

Growing Productive Strawberries

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn...

The summer of ’35

By John Graesch Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 Sixty five years ago I was living in that part of Seattle, Washington, known as South Park. Few...

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Sewing and using cloth diapers is easier than you think

Water: a safe supply when you’re off the grid

Are hydrogen-fueled cars pie-in-the-sky?

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

Just because

By Massad Ayoob Issue #144 • November/December, 2013 I generally recommend that people buy guns the way they'd buy power tools, or automobiles, or homes. Assess...

Gee-Whiz: Alcohol

By O.E. MacDougal Backwoods Home Did early man first cultivate grains just to get drunk? The brewing of beer is older than civilization and goes back at...

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest...

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

Why oil and other fossil fuels are good

Book Review: Guns Save Lives — True Stories of Americans Defending Their Lives with Firearms

My View: Gaining an appreciation for risk

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

By Margaret Wright Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 When we think of a backwoods dog we generally think of a Pyrenees, German Shepherd, or other breed...

Raising rabbits for profit

By Carrie Peterson Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 Whether or not you are fond of rabbit stew, raising rabbits for meat can be a great experience...

Where our farm animals come from

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Learning to love the high desert

Paring down for off-grid living

Moving on: A small town can be a haven during a depression

Self-reliance for women — Surviving a biochemical attack

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

By Ben Richards Issue #154 • July/August, 2015 As most people are already aware, hydroponics is the practice of growing plants without soil. This is done by using a water-based nutrient solution to deliver the necessary...

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

By Nancy Wolcott Issue #61 • January/February, 2000 You are sitting there in your recliner chair in your small city apartment desperately longing for the day when you can escape to the country and become a...