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Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

By Steve Maxwell How many times have you built an outdoor project out of wood, only to be disappointed by the deterioration that hit after...

Build a wood crib with free materials

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #98 • March/April, 2006 Garlic is one of our oldest herbs on record. Anyone can grow garlic...

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

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...

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

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

Cooking from long-term food storage

Old-fashioned hot dog pepper relish

The incredible cattail — The super Wal-Mart of the swamp

Tips and handy hints for 4X4 living

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Battery powered weekend retreat

Canning game meat

By Linda Gabris Issue #166 • July/August, 2017 Attempting to can meat (or any other low acid food, for that matter) without the use of a...

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

Gee-Whiz: Trees

By O. E. Macdougal September/October 2015, Backwoods Home We’re told they include some of the oldest and largest living organisms on the planet. But do...

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

My View: Jury duty: The charge was rape

Can America be Saved from Stupid People?

Let’s stop apologizing for guns

Build a poultry killing cone

By Allen Easterly Issue #135 • May/June, 2012 You've worked hard and spent many hours raising your pretty flock of meat chickens from eggs or chicks...

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

By Charles Sanders Issue #142 • July/August, 2013 A 450-pound hog will provide a lot of delicious meat. Hogs are raised throughout our neighboring Amish community for...

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

The raging torrent — Respect it even when you play

Help your home survive in the path of a wildfire

By Lisa Nourse Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The small town where I live has two small grocery stores and getting a good variety of organic produce during the winter months is difficult. I find myself...

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

By Jereme Zimmerman  Issue #161 • September/October, 2016 Bamboo: The very word evokes an image of groves of tall, leafy plants swaying gently through the air...