Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Building

Trusses — Low cost marvels to roof over most large spaces

By Martin Harris Issue #23 • September/October, 1993 When you strip away all the frills, building construction is nothing more than enclosing a volume of space...

Building Eric’s house

Build your own home in two years — Get a PhD...

Build an Off-Grid Root Cellar, Garage, and Bunkhouse

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Farm and Garden

Garden Spaces for Small Places

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden. Minnie Aumonier Yes, and if...

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

Growing and Using Peppers

You Can Make Your Own Fertilizers

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

Americana and History

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

By Alice B. Yeager and James O. Yeager Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 I was a girl of 8 when the stock market crashed in 1929....

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

The summer of ’35

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

The greatest American who was never President

Food and recipes

Old-fashioned hot chocolate

Grouse Hunting — The Ultimate Joy of Autumn

Honey Crunch Baked Apples

German green beans

Self-reliance

Grandma will love this personal ‘Helping Hands’ wall hanging

The raging torrent — Respect it even when you play

Modify an E-Tool to make your own Combi-Tool

Commonsense preparedness just makes sense

Energy

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

How to select the right backup generator

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Making and using a solar cooker

Guns and Hunting

Affordable firearms

By Massad Ayoob Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 Knowing that frugality is one of the cornerstones of rural living, Editor Annie Tuttle suggested that I tackle...

Moderate power firearms

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

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...