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Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

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

Build a Vertical Storage Rack for Cans

By Monika Williams Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 I am always trying to come up with different ways to utilize the small space I have to...

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 My grandson Tommy was probably 50 feet up off the ground when he hollered, "Catch this one,...

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Catfish Biscuits

By Danny Fulks Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, grew up in southern Ohio where his parents worked the land and milked cows, and...

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Lamb and black bean tamale pie

Baked Macaroni and Cheese to Kill For

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

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

For a truly independent energy system, your choices are solar, wind, and water

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

(and be assured everything still works when you dig it up) By Charles Wood Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 Back in the early 1990s the outlook for the...

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Gee-Whiz: Trees

By O. E. Macdougal September/October 2015, Backwoods Home We’re told they include some of the oldest and largest living organisms on the planet. But do...

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

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Armed civilians can help fight terrorism

Activists on both the left and the right spotlight a broken federal government

My View: Gaining an appreciation for risk

Lessons for My Children Chapter 1

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

By Darlene Polachic Issue #75 • May/June, 2002 If Henry Soderberg's predictions are right, Dorper sheep could revolutionize the meat sheep industry. A South African breed...

Bottle-raise a calf

By Jackie Clay Issue #120 • November/December, 2009 If you think milk and beef are expensive in the grocery store, then you should think about raising...

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

A contrary guide to feeding animals

10 day survival pack for your vehicle for just $25

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

For safety’s sake, homestead fuel storage must be handled properly

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #149 • September/October, 2014 While growing up in Detroit, we had no nut trees in our yard (though we did have seedlings before I left home). That didn't stop my parents, though....

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 After originating in the semi-arid regions of the middle east, espaliering (is-'pal-yer-ing) became a commonly employed fruit tree growing method of the Greco-Roman world. Later, during the...