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Goat birthing and raising kids

Raising cattle on your own place

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Build your own repeating mouse trap

By Allen Easterly Issue #110 • March/April, 2008 Safety note: Because of drowning danger, 5-gallon buckets with any amount of water in them should never be...

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader

Build a Heated Germination Bed

The Best City Garden

By Anita Evangelista Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 City gardens and country gardens are differentnot only in the amount of space...

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

By Tom Kovach Growing up on a farm in north-central Minnesota wasn’t all chores and hard work … although there was plenty of that too....

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Family dinner at Backwoods Home Magazine

The saga of Benjamin, the backwoods, homeschool boy who wanted to get a job

Solar system codes — Build it right!

Build your own solar-powered water pumping station

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

By Massad Ayoob Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 There are so many makes and models of firearms in existence that no one has ever counted them...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

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...

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

Which wars work best? The ones we fight or the ones we avoid?

The black man’s worst enemy is not racism

Three honest words: “I don’t know”

The chances of global disaster

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

By Jayn Steidl Thibodeau Issue #36 • November/December, 1995 Have you ever had this happen to you? You've opened the refrigerator door for a cold, refreshing...

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...

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Based on years of personal experience, here are 10 good tips for homeschooling your children

Just for Kids: Knock knock vinegar

Build a Top-Bar Bee Hive

By Jereme Zimmerman Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 My journey to becoming a beekeeper has been a long one, and I’m still not quite there yet. For the past five years or so, I have read...

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...