Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Animal disease traceability

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Raising rabbits for profit

Building

Woodbarrow

By Setanta O’Ceillaigh When I first abandoned a slum town and fled back to the countryside I gathered and carried firewood with a laundry basket....

Build a pallet fence

A house a tornado helped build

Build a poultry killing cone

Making a wooden kitchen countertop

Farm and Garden

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

By Robert Van Putten Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 Apples are an important food resource for us. Every year we store hundreds of pounds in our...

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

Mid-season planting

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn...

Americana and History

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

By John Silveira Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 It was one of those days I love. We were between deadlines and Dave, Bill, Mac, and I...

The time-travel ad

The summer of ’35

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

The greatest American who was never President

Food and recipes

Ten Marinades For Summer

Venison — From the Field to the Fork

Kentucky Country Ribs

Ribeye Steak with Chianti Sauce

Self-reliance

Preparing for winter

Homemade Toys! — Easy to make, fun to play with, and great for gifts!

Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel better

Food security 101

Energy

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

Making and using a solar cooker

An $89 backup generator

Guns and Hunting

Affordable firearms

By Massad Ayoob Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 Knowing that frugality is one of the cornerstones of rural living, Editor Annie Tuttle suggested that I tackle...

Thoughts on ammunition

The time for modern; the time for traditional

How to shoot a handgun accurately

Firearms and cold weather considerations

Science

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...