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Goat birthing and raising kids

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...

The Mini-Skyline — A homemade yarder to bring firewood up a...

From triumph to tragedy to triumph again. Dorothy Ainsworth makes her...

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

By Gail Butler Issue #124 • July/August, 2010 When friends stop by for a visit I like to offer them a hospitable and healthful libation of...

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

By John Silveira Issue #119 • September/October, 2009 Gun control people don't seem to get just how deeply etched into the American psyche gun ownership goes...

The greatest American who was never President

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Hoppin’ John with fresh asparagus beans

Easy, no-knead bread by Melissa Souza

Make elderberry syrup for flu season

Hypothermia — A real winter danger

Cash in on your household junk

10 day survival pack for your vehicle for just $25

Build a passive-solar food dehydrator

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

By Massad Ayoob Issue #97 • January/February, 2006 Jeff Yago, Backwoods Home's energy writer, recently completed a couple of concealed carry handgun courses. The classes apparently...

The light at the end of the gun

Choose your ammo… police style

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Gee-Whiz: Insects

By O. E. MacDougal November/December 2015, Backwoods Home Some 400 million years ago, in the Devonian Period, insects evolved from crustaceans. Since that time, they have...

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

The unheralded roots of America’s freedoms

The black man’s worst enemy is not racism

The current ‘Gun control’ push — A cop’s eye view

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

By Jackie Clay Issue #111 • May/June, 2008 It goes without saying that preparedness is not for "radicals" or "weirdos" anymore. I picked up a preparedness...

Raising your own beef

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #175 • January/February/March, 2019 Every time I sit down to enjoy a wonderful beef roast or perfectly grilled steak, I am so...

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

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

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 Newport, Oregon, and noticed a little Chinese lady flipping over...

Growing Microgreens

By Lisa Nourse Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The small town where I live has two small grocery stores and getting a good variety of organic produce during the winter months is difficult. I find myself...