Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

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

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Raising your own beef for your family

Beekeeping basics

Building

Build an attached solar greenhouse

By David Lee Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 We planned it to be permanent, well built, and able to withstand the extremes of temperature, humidity, and...

This coop is for the birds

How to build a good fence for your homestead

Build a wood crib with free materials

Free pallet wood and birdhouses add up to big country dollars

Farm and Garden

Plant Your Irish Potatoes This Fall or Winter

By Robert L. Williams Issue #48 • November/December, 1997 My family has made a practice of planting Irish potatoes in the fall rather than in the...

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

The Potato Hole

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

Americana and History

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

By John Silveira Issue #35 • September/October, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do you...

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

The barnyard scramble

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Catfish Biscuits

Food and recipes

Duane’s shrimp dip

Solar Food Drying

Pastoral bread

Apples and sweet potatoes

Self-reliance

Help your home survive in the path of a wildfire

Circle of friends

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Saving money on the homestead

Energy

Standby battery charging techniques can ensure engine startups

Amateur Ham Radio – The Ultimate Tool for Survival Communications

Handy Keychain Mini-Gadgets

Phantom solar — The crucial invisible system needed before you install solar

Guns and Hunting

Choose your ammo… police style

By Massad Ayoob Issue #93 • May/June, 2005 One of our greatest modern gun experts, Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC, Ret., once made the observation that...

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Science

Gee-Whiz: Trees

By O. E. Macdougal September/October 2015, Backwoods Home We’re told they include some of the oldest and largest living organisms on the planet. But do...