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Where our farm animals come from

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

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

Build an attached solar greenhouse

By David Lee Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 We planned it to be permanent, well built, and able to withstand the extremes of temperature, humidity, and...

Adventures with a portable sawmill

Build a chicken house in a day

Naughty Peppers

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #62 • March/April, 2000 If you are prudish, narrow-minded or puritanical, read no further as this article...

Growing Productive Strawberries

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

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 —...

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Brining pickles by the quart or gallon

What to do when there’s no doctor

Sewing and using cloth diapers is easier than you think

Seed art — It’s fun to collect the seeds and create these unusual pictures

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Air power superiority

When a well-placed shot is required, when stealth and quiet are called for, an air rifle may be the best option. By Gary Lewis Issue #151 • January/February,...

Cold weather shooting considerations

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

Testing Soil

By Tom Kovach Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Testing the soil content of a garden is very important and is quite easy to do. Soil tests...

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

Why you may want to get a stress test

Just how good of a bet are those lotto tickets?

A contrary guide to feeding animals

By Beth Greenwood Issue #135 • May/June, 2012 The Purinas, Cargills, and Con-Agras of the world would have you believe that they and they alone have...

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...

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Keeping homestead animals healthy

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

Just for Kids: Some good clean fun!

A young couple moves to the country

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Website Exclusive • March, 2006 Along with raising food plants, I like to tuck in a few flowers both annuals and perennials. There's something about bright orange...

Rotten Luck: The Skinny on Composting

By Patrice Lewis Issue #141 • May/June, 2013 For much of human history, people have tried to prevent things from rotting. Literally every food preservation method we've come up with in the past few thousand years...