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Animals

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

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Build a poultry killing cone

Beekeeping basics

Building

Build a chicken house in a day

By Anita Evangelista Issue #136 • July/August, 2012 We built our chicken house for around $200. We could have done it for less if we were...

Build a log crib

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

Build a stone wall

Build a portable woodstove for $30

Farm and Garden

Put Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

By Jackie Clay Issue #95 • September/October, 2005 During the crispy fall afternoons, we listen often and intently to the weather forecasts. "It's going to be...

Growing Microgreens

Currants and Gooseberries

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

Meat For the Homestead

Americana and History

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

By John Silveira Issue #30 • November/December, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) (When we...

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

The time-travel ad

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

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

Food and recipes

Chicken Enchiladas

Solar Food Drying

Turkey Tetrazzini

Lenie in the kitchen: Pumpkin sweet bread with walnuts

Self-reliance

Small Town America: Thermopolis, WY — Horses and hot springs

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II

Woodstove cooking

Just for Kids: Take a nite hike!

Energy

Dim bulbs in California

Solar power trailer Part 1

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

Grid-tie solar-powered farm

Guns and Hunting

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

By Massad Ayoob Issue #136 • July/August, 2012 The person new to guns is like the person new to timepieces. "How many of these things are...

Cold weather shooting considerations

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Choose your ammo… police style

Affordable firearms

Science

Gee-Whiz: Sleep

By O.E. MacDougal November/December 2017, Backwoods Home For thousands of years, sleep has been one of life’s great mysteries. As humans, we spend about one-third of...