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How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Switch your family to goat’s milk

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Build a ski sled

By Kai Moessle Issue #138 • November/December, 2012 Since my property is almost half a mile away from the nearest road and I can't keep the...

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...

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

The greatest American who was never President

By John Silveira Issue #60a • November/December, 1999 "The election's next year, right?" I asked. Dave Duffy, the publisher of Backwoods Home Magazine, was editing a rather...

Constitution of the united States of America

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Comfort foods of Ireland – hearty recipes from Grandma’s old file box

How we found our remote backwoods home

The coffee mug knife sharpener

Just for Kids: Killing some time (Create an afternoon time warp)

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

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

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

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • December, 2003 One of our readers e-mailed John Silveira to tell him that taking a handgun afield after a long...

The time for modern; the time for traditional

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

The many benefits of garlic

By Joe Knight Issue #113 • September/October, 2008 Garlic, used throughout the world for the taste it adds to foods, is also well known for its...

Do rural homeowners need guns for self-defense?

A reason for the Second Amendment

Personal guns getting to be in style

Redworm farming

By Charles Sanders Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 If you are looking for a way to earn extra income, a retirement job, or even a new...

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

By Amanda J. Kemp Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 Spring brings the pitter-patter of little feet in the mud, games of tag, and raucous quacks. While...

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

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

Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel better

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #164 • March/April, 2017 I’ve been growing peppers for more than 50 years now and can’t imagine a garden without them. There are so many different varieties that no matter where you...

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

By Raymond Nones Issue #92 • March/April, 2005 For years every spring I planted spinach in my garden. For those who have never tasted home grown spinach, there is a world of difference between its taste...