Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Slaughtering and Butchering

Raising your own beef for your family

Once a day milking

Building

Choosing a chain saw

By Steven Gregersen Issue #119 •September/October, 2009 Winter will be here soon and along with winter comes cold weather and high heating bills. Obviously there's nothing...

The Forever Floor

Vise Dremel Moto Tool mount

Building Eric’s house

How to maintain a dirt road

Farm and Garden

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

By Ben Richards Issue #154 • July/August, 2015 As most people are already aware, hydroponics is the practice of growing plants without soil. This is done...

The Best City Garden

A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

Saving Seeds

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

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...

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

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

Constitution of the united States of America

Catfish Biscuits

Food and recipes

Turning to turmeric

Orange honey pudding

Grouse Hunting — The Ultimate Joy of Autumn

Heart healthy recipes

Self-reliance

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II

Kick the credit card habit and learn to stash cash

The coffee mug knife sharpener

How to organize an outdoor canning party

Energy

Keeping your food cold — Solutions to refrigeration when electricity is scarce

Solar Power 101: Inverters

Grid-tie solar-powered farm

Water: a safe supply when you’re off the grid

Guns and Hunting

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

By Mike Blank Issue #89 • September/October, 2004 What follows is my personal quest to acquire an M1 Garand through the Civilian Marks-manship Program (CMP). We've...