Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

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

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Vise Dremel Moto Tool mount

By Dana Martin Batory Issue #84 • November/December, 2003 Sometimes it seems two hands are not enough—three would be nice, four even better. This economical, easy...

Building and Using Wattle Fences

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant...

By Eugene Mitchell Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Whether young or old, lying in the grass and searching for four-leafed clovers is timeless fun. Sometimes they're...

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

By Marlene Parkin Issue #22 • July/August, 1993 Many of the quilts of yesterday took a lifetime to make. Perhaps the mystical part of quiltsthe aspect...

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Generators alone are not enough

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Choose your ammo… police style

By Massad Ayoob Issue #93 • May/June, 2005 One of our greatest modern gun experts, Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC, Ret., once made the observation that...

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

Gee-Whiz: Alcohol

By O.E. MacDougal Backwoods Home Did early man first cultivate grains just to get drunk? The brewing of beer is older than civilization and goes back at...

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

A brief history of health and medicine

Science and truth. Are they related?

Training for the Boston Marathon

Animal rights loonies save the chickens but ruin the County Fair

Getting the state out of marriage

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

By James Kash Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Broodiness is an avian behavior that is frowned upon in the world of agriculture. All industrial agriculturalists cull...

Raising Rabbits

By Linda Gabris Issue #133 • January/February, 2012 If you take pride and pleasure in growing your own organic garden foods and raising your own chemical-free...

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Self-reliance for women — Surviving a biochemical attack

The adventures of a first-time homesteader

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

By John Silveira Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 My engineer father was not fond of wasting time or energy. He was always searching for a better, more efficient way to perform chores, especially chores that reoccurred...

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

By Ben Richards Issue #154 • July/August, 2015 As most people are already aware, hydroponics is the practice of growing plants without soil. This is done by using a water-based nutrient solution to deliver the necessary...