Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Raising cattle on your own place

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Building

Build a homestead Copy Cart

By Charles Sanders Issue #45 • July/August, 1997 I don't know too many homesteaders, gardeners, or small farmers who haven't at one time or another wished...

Build a Vertical Storage Rack for Cans

Build an attached solar greenhouse

The house that Dorothy built

Build a chicken house in a day

Farm and Garden

A Small Space Yields a Big Crop of Garlic

By Howard Tuckey Issue #131 • September/October, 2011 In less than an hour last fall, I tilled up a 4x8 foot garden bed and planted 250...

Fruit Trees

How to Grow Garlic

Growing the Eternal Tomato

Plant Your Irish Potatoes This Fall or Winter

Americana and History

The greatest American who was never President

By John Silveira Issue #60a • November/December, 1999 "The election's next year, right?" I asked. Dave Duffy, the publisher of Backwoods Home Magazine, was editing a rather...

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

Catfish Biscuits

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Food and recipes

Elk Roast With Cranberries

Venison — From the Field to the Fork

Brew your own root beer

Pheasant and dumplings

Self-reliance

No dentist? Oh, no!

Getting out of Dodge — 10 Things I am doing to prepare for the move to the country

Drive your own freshwater well

Take care of your knife

Energy

Hydronic woodstoves

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Add solar power to your truck camper

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

Guns and Hunting

Picking a holster

By Massad Ayoob Issue #69 • May/June, 2001 One good thing about being out in the boonies by yourself is that you can carry a gun...

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Moderate power firearms

Air power superiority

Science

Theories of the universe

By Dave Duffy Issue #66 • November/December, 2000 In a relatively short span of time, mankind has travelled from profound ignorance of our planet and the...