Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

A river rock shower

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #77 • September/October, 2002 The finished shower weighs a ton and cost about $800. Cultured stones, made of pumice and portland cement, weigh about...

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

Making a wooden kitchen countertop

Slug Zapper

By Joel Winters Issue #142 • July/August, 2013 I live in a small clearing in a big forest. This is on the rainy side of the...

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

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...

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Flea market stories and strategies

Boost your income by adding a processing step to what you sell

Is steam power in your future?

Walden Pond, the solar version: Part 1

You could furnish an entire homestead at Lehman’s ‘Non-electric’ Hardware Store

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #101 • September/October, 2006 The year was 1873. Samuel Colt had invented the revolveror at least introduced it to Americain 1836. The...

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Zombie Apocalypse

By John Silveira Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 "Can you survive a zombie apocalypse?" a familiar voice asked. I turned in my seat to see O.E. MacDougal,...

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Science and truth. Are they related?

Why we have no “constitutional” rights

How America can be saved from stupid people

Every group needs a black sheep

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

By Kathleen Sanderson Issue #95 • September/October, 2005 I have had dairy goats for most of the last 20 years or so and have raised almost...

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

By Jackie Clay Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 When I was a child, I used to read and re-read the chick section in our Sears and...

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Goat birthing and raising kids

Modify an E-Tool to make your own Combi-Tool

Small Town America: Thermopolis, WY — Horses and hot springs

For health & comfort, try wild herbal teas

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...

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...