Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Redworm farming

Home Dairying

Building

Build a cold smoker so you can make delicious squaw candy

By Jane Duquette Issue #148 • July/August, 2014 For delicious squaw candy, start with the freshest fish. One fresh July evening at our summer cabin in Soldotna,...

How to build a good fence for your homestead

Turning a $10,000 House into a Home — Part 1: Salvaging...

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

How to Install a Steel Roof

Farm and Garden

Companion Planting

By Beverly Mettot Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 Companion planting is nothing new, and yet in recent years it has made an extraordinary comeback, not only...

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

Tea for the garden

Slug Zapper

Americana and History

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Friends and Fellow Citizens: The period for a new election of a citizen, to administer the executive government of the United States, being not...

The time-travel ad

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

The summer of ’35

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

Food and recipes

Betty’s Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce

Pear honey

Lazy housewife pickles

Dollar Store to the Rescue

Self-reliance

Handy Keychain Mini-Gadgets

Preparing for winter

Fully Involved

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part I

Energy

Build your own battery charging station

Power-up bag

Are hydrogen-fueled cars pie-in-the-sky?

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Guns and Hunting

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

By Massad Ayoob Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 One reader writes to ask if military surplus rifles are still a good idea for hunting, recreational shooting,...