Just because
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #144 • November/December, 2013
I generally recommend that people buy guns the way they'd buy power tools, or automobiles, or homes. Assess your needs, analyze your budget, correlate it all with your...
Five building tricks for super strong framing
By Don Fallick
Issue #49 • January/February, 1998
I was standing on the edge of the roof overhang, holding two bundles of asphalt shingles, when my boss's son drove up. He looked at me, then took...
Making delicious, unthinkable wines
By Lev G. Fedyniak
Issue #110 • March/April, 2010
I love wines. Always have. I've drunk wine, studied wine, written about wine, and collected wine.
But I got tired of hearing my back-to-nature friends chide me by...
Medical kits for self-reliant families
By Jackie Clay
Issue #60 • November/December, 1999
There may be a time, as close as tomorrow, when your loved ones need medication or medical treatment and there is no drug store open or doctor available....
Seventeen great tips for caring for windows, mirrors, and other household glass
By Sandy Lindsey
Issue #43 • January/February, 1997
1 To make windows and mirrors sparkle, dip a clean cloth in a 50/50 mixture of borax and water or denatured alcohol and wipe down. Polish with a...
Broiled fish fillet with piri piri sauce
Recipe of the Week
Broiled fish fillet with piri piri sauce
Courtesy of
Richard Blunt
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 lb. fish fillets
1 1/2 cups white wine
1/3 cup fresh...
Defeating debt
By Don Chance
Issue #82 • July/August, 2003
"Money does not solve money problems." — Dr. Phil McGraw
For many, if not most, people yearning for the self-reliant life, a heavy personal debt load is the single...
Secure and Economical Livestock Feed
By Sherry Willis
Issue #145 • January/February, 2014
The recent droughts in the midwest have meant hard times for many livestock owners. Areas without irrigation saw parched earth without a scrap of green anywhere. Corn withered...
Blueberry wine jam
Recipe of the Week
Blueberry wine jam
Courtesy of
Jan Cook
You'll find this recipe and over 400 more in Backwoods Home Cooking.Click Here
Ingredients
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen blueberries, unsweetened
4 cups sugar
2 cups berry wine
2 Tbsp. frozen orange...
For health & comfort, try wild herbal teas
By Cynthia Andal
Issue #76 • July/August, 2002
The mention of herbal teas brings to mind pleasant conversations in a warmly scented kitchen, aided by the fragrant steam of a cup of Fireweed tea.
Completely aside from...
Solar Food Drying
By Marcella Shaffer
Issue #58 • July/August, 1999
The oldest known method of food preservation is drying food using the heat from the sun. Unfortunately it has become the least used as freezers and pressure canners...
Cheddar Breakfast Pizza
Recipe of the Week
Cheddar Breakfast Pizza
Courtesy of
Martin Rimmele
Ingredients
1 package (15 ounces) refrigerated pie crust
1 cup ricotta cheese
6 slices bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled
1-1/4 cups apple pie filling...
Sweet Potato-Pecan Pie
Recipe of the Week
Sweet Potato-Pecan Pie
Courtesy of
Beverly Rossman
Ingredients
9-in. unbaked pie shell
1 cup pecan halves
First Layer
1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon heavy...
Shopping to beat inflation
By Darlene Campbell
Issue #85 • January/February, 2004
Most of us who read BHM agree that self sufficient living can be debt free, but we also worry about inflation. The word inflation is used to describe...
Lessons for My Children Chapter 1
By Dave Duffy
Issue #136 • July/August, 2012
I've been working for several years on a small book for my kids called Lessons for My Children that will attempt to give them advice about how to...






























