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Animals

Once a day milking

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

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

Bottle-raise a calf

Building

Build a chicken tractor

By Connie Rabun Issue #127 • January/February, 2011 In the beginning we had chickens...and no coop! Any homesteader knows that the number one rule is to...

Rural Building

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

Renovating old walls

A simple backwoods hay baler

Farm and Garden

Fruit Trees

By Alice B. Yeager Fall winds down with the ripening of a Japanese persimmon known as the Fuyugaki...

Garden Spaces for Small Places

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

Growing the Eternal Tomato

The Homestead Greenhouse

Americana and History

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

By John Silveira Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do you...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Catfish Biscuits

Food and recipes

Eggplant salad

Cracklin’s — An irresistible snack that you can’t stop sneakin’

Creamy white bean soup with kale

Heart healthy recipes

Self-reliance

Food security 101, part 3: Why I love my vacuum sealer (and more)

Make a quilt out of Levis

Getting logs

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Energy

Solar Power 101: Inverters

Add solar power to your truck camper

Grid-down battery devices

Keep the Ice On

Guns and Hunting

The Appleseed Project

By Massad Ayoob Issue #123 • May/June, 2010 There is nothing else in the shooting world quite like the Appleseed Project, which combines American Revolutionary War...

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Science

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...