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Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

For large quantity food dehydration try this homemade gem from the...

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 The thing I like the most about Backwoods Home is that, unlike a lot of other magazines,...

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Building and stocking your pantry

Free pallet wood and birdhouses add up to big country dollars

Time to Forget About Snail and Slug Bait

By Lyle Dykes Issue #135 • May/June, 2012 Years ago when traveling on business, I looked out of the window of my motel one morning in...

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

By John Silveira Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 It was one of those days I love. We were between deadlines and Dave, Bill, Mac, and I...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

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

Caribbean Barbecued Pork Steaks

10 day survival pack for your vehicle for just $25

Are hydrogen-fueled cars pie-in-the-sky?

Build a passive-solar food dehydrator

Cold weather shooting considerations

By Massad Ayoob Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 Winter will soon be upon us. Cold weather makes a lot of things more difficult. Running. Walking. Navigating...

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

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 —...

Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest...

The black man’s worst enemy is not racism

Self-reliance is a mindset — A woman’s opinion

Animal disease traceability

By Patrice Lewis Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 In 2009, small farmers and ranchers breathed a sigh of relief. So did people worried about another curtailment...

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

By Anita Evangelista Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 Multimillionaire J. Paul Getty was once asked the secret of becoming rich. He's reported to have said, "I...

Finding the best dog for the country life

Goat birthing and raising kids

Switch your family to goat’s milk

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Boost your income by adding a processing step to what you sell

The return of home emergency shelters takes on a dual-purpose approach

Starting a Roadside Farm Stand

By John Murray  Issue #158 • March/April, 2016 For country landowners who desire a way to supplement their income, operating a small roadside farm stand is an excellent business venture. Produce which is harvested on a...

Slug Zapper

By Joel Winters Issue #142 • July/August, 2013 I live in a small clearing in a big forest. This is on the rainy side of the mountains in the Cascade foothills. Slugs are underfoot nearly year-round...