Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

The homestead cat

Goat birthing and raising kids

Raising Rabbits

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Building

Installing a steel roof

By Norman Bennett Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 One of the reasons steel roofs have become so popular is the simplicity and economy with which they...

A simple backwoods hay baler

Renovating old walls

Shake update

Shelves and benches

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...

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Meat For the Homestead

Build Your Own Hoop House

How to become a backyard beekeeper

Americana and History

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

By Robert L. Williams Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 Many years ago, before I came to my senses and left public education for good, I was...

Remembering what grandma used

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

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

The summer of ’35

Food and recipes

Introduction to water bath canning

The incredible cattail — The super Wal-Mart of the swamp

Pot Roast With Spaghetti

Emergency casserole

Self-reliance

Better wood heating

How to organize an outdoor canning party

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

Fully Involved

Energy

Battery powered weekend retreat

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Waterpower for personal use

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

Guns and Hunting

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

By Massad Ayoob Issue #83 • September/October, 2003 If you've read American firearms history at all, you know the lore of the .45 automatic. How during...

Canning game meat

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

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...