Facebook
  • Home
  • Subscribe
  • Store
    • Shop our store
    • Cart
    • My Account
    • Digital Library
  • About Us
    • BHM Facebook page
    • About Our Authors
  • Articles
    • Farm and Garden
    • Building
    • Animals
    • Firearms
    • Self-Reliance
    • Americana and History
    • Food and Recipes
    • Science and Education
    • Energy
    • Previous Issues
    • Author Index
  • Blogs
    • Homesteading with Jackie Clay
    • Massad Ayoob
    • Dave on Twitter
  • Contact Us
    • Contact BHM
    • FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
    • Ask Jackie a Question
    • Guidelines for Writers
    • Display Advertising
    • Privacy Policy
  • My Account
    • Digital Library
    • Manage Auto-Renewal Subscription
  • Cart
Search
Tel: 541-250-5134
Email: customer-service@backwoodshome.com
Sign in
Welcome! Log into your account
Forgot your password? Get help
Privacy Policy
Password recovery
Recover your password
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Backwoods Home Magazine Backwoods Home Magazine
Backwoods Home Magazine Backwoods Home Magazine
  • Home
  • Subscribe
  • Store
    • Shop our store
    • Cart
    • My Account
    • Digital Library
  • About Us
    • BHM Facebook page
    • About Our Authors
  • Articles
    • Farm and Garden
    • Building
    • Animals
    • Firearms
    • Self-Reliance
    • Americana and History
    • Food and Recipes
    • Science and Education
    • Energy
    • Previous Issues
    • Author Index
  • Blogs
    • Homesteading with Jackie Clay
    • Massad Ayoob
    • Dave on Twitter
  • Contact Us
    • Contact BHM
    • FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
    • Ask Jackie a Question
    • Guidelines for Writers
    • Display Advertising
    • Privacy Policy
  • My Account
    • Digital Library
    • Manage Auto-Renewal Subscription
  • Cart
Facebook

Making a Living

  • Americana and History
  • Animals
  • Autobiography
  • Building
  • Commentary
  • Departments
  • Energy
  • Farm and garden
  • Firearms
  • Food and recipes
  • Health
  • Hunting and Trapping
  • Making a Living
  • Preparedness
  • Previous Issues
  • Science and Education
  • Self-reliance
    Latest
    • Latest
    • Featured posts
    • Most popular
    • 7 days popular
    • By review score
    • Random

    Flea market stories and strategies

    Animals

    Get to know your spiders

    By Jerry Hourigan Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 Every landowner and homeowner creates the perfect environment for spiders. Not intentionally, of course, but spiders seem to...

    Raising rabbits for profit

    By Carrie Peterson Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 Whether or not you are fond of rabbit stew, raising rabbits for meat can be a great experience...

    Beekeeping basics

    Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

    Goat birthing and raising kids

    Finding the best dog for the country life

    Self-Reliance

    Advice from second-time homesteaders

    A survival key ring — Your everyday tool for emergency preparedness

    Harvesting the wild: Acorns

    The coffee mug knife sharpener

    Farm and Garden

    Tea for the garden

    By Lisa Nourse We have poor soil and do our best to amend it with compost and manure every year. However, we feel our plants still need a boost throughout the growing season. We like...
    Read more

    Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

    By Jeffrey Yago, P.E., CEM Issue #147 • May/June, 2014 A new electric fence attached to older traditional wood fencing   More and more people are turning to electric fences as the cost of standard metal and wood...
    Read more
    Backwoods Home Magazine
    ABOUT US
    Phone: 541-250-5134
    Contact us: customer-service@backwoodshome.com
    FOLLOW US
    Facebook
    Copyright © 2026 Self-Reliance Publications LLC. All rights reserved.