Tag: Issue #179
Livestock fencing for the small homesteader
By Don Lewis
In 1874, a United States patent (#157,124) was issued to Joseph F. Glidden, a long-serving sheriff in DeKalb County, Illinois. His invention...
Growing and Using Cilantro
By Habeeb Salloum
Cilantro (also called fresh coriander, Chinese parsley, Mexican parsley, Spanish parsley, and Thai parsley) is one of the oldest herbal condiments known...
Pruning Blueberries
By Kristina Seleshanko
When we purchased our mountaintop homestead, I was excited to discover four blueberry bushes that were already established on our property. Not...
Homestead helpers
By Charles Sanders
My parents were children of the Great Depression. They learned to get by on very little, to make or repair or reuse...
Consider the trades when it comes to your future ability...
By Patrice Lewis
When I was in my late teens and getting ready to attend college, my father gave me a piece of advice: “Study...
Making a wooden kitchen countertop
By Patrice Lewis
One of the advantages of living a homesteading lifestyle is participants can kick aside the ever-changing concepts of what constitutes “classy” home...
Publisher’s Note – Issue #179 Jan/Feb/Mar 2020
Welcome to the fourth decade of BHM
Welcome to the fourth decade publishing Backwoods Home Magazine. This is Issue #179, marking the beginning of our...
