Amanda Geller Archives - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Bovine basics for beginners

By Patrice Lewis Issue #122 • March/April, 2010 Congratulations. You've escaped the city life and are now the proud owners of your little plot of rural...

Fermenting Chicken Feed

By Melissa Souza Issue #174 • November/December, 2018 On our homestead, we eat yogurt, kombucha (fermented tea), sauerkraut, and kimchi to add probiotics to our diet....

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Finding the best dog for the country life

Self-Reliance

Make coiled rugs from scrap material

Bath herbs

Breastfeeding — A primer

Homemade skin care products

Farm and Garden

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

By Roy Martin Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 A hotbed is a miniature greenhouse that is heated to protect new seedlings from cold. The hotbed differs from a cold frame in that it has an internal...

Seven tactics for planning next year’s garden

By Kristina Seleshanko There are few things I enjoy more than snuggling up next to the woodstove with a cup of coffee and my garden planning notebook. Although winter might feel like a time to...