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Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Build a graceful footbridge

By Harrison Stone Issue #77 • September/October, 2002 Tap your heels together three times and repeat after me, "There is no place like homeThere is no...

Build a portable woodstove for $30

How to build a good fence for your homestead

Propagating Grapes

By Sylvia Gist Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 As a kid in western South Dakota, I enjoyed picking wild grapes and using the delightful juice they...

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Habeeb Salloum, 95, a poet, world traveler, linguist, and author of recipe books on Middle Eastern cuisine, has written recipe articles for Backwoods Home...

Biological and chemical weapons through history

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

The greatest American who was never President

Make elderberry syrup for flu season

Build a community assistance recharging station

Generators alone are not enough

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • July, 2008 Fifty years ago, Savage Arms introduced a new bolt-action sporting rifle. In the gun world, this was news....

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

The gee-whiz! page — Cats: Why they rule our world

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 House cats A recent Gallup poll showed that cat ownership is pretty much evenly distributed between men and...

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

Science and truth. Are they related?

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

ID cards are an idea whose time should never come

Fake lawsuits, stacked juries, and LAWYERS!

Goat birthing and raising kids

By Jackie Clay Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 Dairy goats form one of the cornerstones of our homestead. Not only do they provide milk, cheese, ice...

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...

Switch your family to goat’s milk

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Drive your own freshwater well

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant is One of Nature’s Best Gifts

By Sylvia Gist Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 Currants and gooseberries all belong to the genus Ribes (pronounced "rye-bees"). There are varieties of currants and gooseberries native to Europe and North America, along with some developed...

Three Raised Bed Designs

By Joe Mooney Issue #150 • November/December, 2014 When it comes to gardening, almost anything can be used to create a raised bed. Tires, blocks, rocks, and scrap lumber are just a few of the most...