Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Raising your own beef for your family

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

Bovine basics for beginners

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Building

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s...

By Armand O. Deblois Issue #47 • September/October, 1997 Cold stored fruits and vegetables are the next best thing to fresh-picked. Flavor and texture change little...

A river rock shower

Simplify life in your backwoods home by using these easy mountain...

Build a wood crib with free materials

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too...

Farm and Garden

Gardening the Year ‘Round

By Alice B. Yeager Website Exclusive • September, 2006 Normally, we gardeners tend to make plans to begin planting our gardens during early spring. We select...

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

Build Your Own Hoop House

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

How to Grow Great Carrots

Americana and History

Grandpa’s justice

By Tom Kovach Issue #65 • September/October, 2000 Having the best vegetable garden in the village might put food on the table and make some money...

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

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

Remembering what grandma used

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

Food and recipes

Fireplace cooking cures the winter blues

Fried tuna patties

Caribbean Catfish

Tips and tricks for the kitchen

Self-reliance

Life-saving snowshoes

Vinegar — A splash is all you need for healthful eating, natural healing, and sparkling home

Just for Kids: Some good clean fun!

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Energy

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

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

Is steam power in your future?

Guns and Hunting

Air power superiority

When a well-placed shot is required, when stealth and quiet are called for, an air rifle may be the best option. By Gary Lewis Issue #151 • January/February,...

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

Choose your ammo… police style

Science

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...