Rural Building By Martin Harris Issue #62
Rural Building By Martin Harris Issue #62 Q. We have just purchased 15 acres, and our question is how to install our septic system, how far away from the on-site stream and can we use cinder blocks? A. The short, … Continue reading
Foraging for wild berries
Foraging for wild berries By Kristina Seleshanko Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 I had just posted a photo online of some wild berries I was going to preserve, when suddenly I was inundated with messages: “Are those really safe to … Continue reading
Hügelkultur for the homestead
Hügelkultur for the homestead By Rose Shelton Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 Last spring, I finally completed a long-planned homestead project of constructing two hügelkultur beds. What is hügelkultur? It’s basically a method of recycling junk wood to make a … Continue reading
Growing microgreens
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 craving fresh … Continue reading
Oregon Trail preparedness
Oregon Trail preparedness What supplies did the settlers carry? By Don Lewis Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The year was 1834, a year that didn’t really stand out as all that particularly important in American history. But like any … Continue reading
My view: Socialism’s promises always end in disaster
My view: Socialism’s promises always end in disaster By Dave Duffy Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 There are lots of news stories these days about socialism’s rise in the United States, especially among the young and admirers of newly elected … Continue reading
How to resurrect old, rusted tools
How to resurrect old, rusted tools By R.E. Rawlinson Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The homesteading lifestyle can require a number of tools to cultivate the garden, maintain the home, repair the tractor, and build various pens and coops. We … Continue reading
Backwoods Home Magazine is once again a print magazine
Backwoods Home Magazine is now a print magazine after a one-year hiatus as a digital-only publication. The person who is making this possible is my son, Sam Duffy, who will assume the role of publisher…Continue reading
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Build a pallet fence
Build a pallet fence By Clay Sawyer Issue #69 • May/June, 2001 If you have access to various sizes of free pallets, consider this idea for your next fence. Now I know for a fact that I would rather dig … Continue reading
Good-bye old friend
Good-bye old friend By Lucy Shober Issue #27 • May/June, 1994 Big Poney died today. He was 34 years old and had been going down pretty rapidly over this hot, dry summer. His bones seemed to poke out at every … Continue reading
Reflections on the Second Amendment
Reflections on theSecond Amendment By Massad Ayoob Issue #77 • September/October, 2002 A reader named Molly e-mailed a note to the office of BHM asking what the editor thought of Attorney General Ashcroft’s recent affirmation of the Second Amendment as … Continue reading
I heat my house by burning corn
I heat my house by burning corn By Judith W. Monroe Issue #42 • November/December, 1996 As I write this, it is fall in New England. If you burn wood, you are probably well along with the annual chores … Continue reading
Neighbors
Neighbors By Brent Todd Issue #90 • November/December, 2004 My neighbor, Fred, came to the house to borrow a hammer. He’s not mechanically inclined. If I were a betting man I’d lay even odds he doesn’t know where Home Depot … Continue reading
These chocolate treats make great gifts and delicious holiday desserts
These chocolate treats make great gifts and delicious holiday desserts By Tanya Kelley Issue #42 • November/December, 1996 Just in case the world comes to an end, I plan on keeping plenty of chocolate on hand in my food … Continue reading