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Animals

Raising your own beef

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Building

How safe is your electric fence?

By Eloise Twining I’ve used solar powered electric fencing on my California ranch for at least 35 years. Over that time electric fencing has proved...

Small engine maintenance for women

Build a wood crib with free materials

Solar Building Design

Build a chicken tractor

Farm and Garden

How to Grow Potatoes

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 Potato plants need plenty of sunshine, a well drained soil, and no weed or grass interference. Ideal...

Hügelkultur for the Homestead

Put Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

Nut Trees on Your Homestead

Americana and History

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

By O.E. MacDougal November/December 2016, Backwoods Home I could spend all day coming up with interesting trivia about the Presidents and those who surround them —...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

The greatest American who was never President

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Food and recipes

Sunday night dinner

My garden — A springboard of food, pleasure, and history

Butterpeas

Creamed Carrot Soup

Self-reliance

Advice from second-time homesteaders

The joys of making soap

7 Mistakes of food storage

Frostbite — Don’t flirt with this sneaky danger

Energy

Energy class: Part 1

Energy class: Part 3

Install a mobile, solar powered toilet

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 2

Guns and Hunting

Thoughts on ammunition

By Massad Ayoob Issue #108 • November/December, 2007 Ammunition is to firearms as gasoline is to automobiles. However, with guns and ammo, the fit isn't quite...