Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Beekeeping basics

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Build a poultry killing cone

Building

A river rock shower

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #77 • September/October, 2002 The finished shower weighs a ton and cost about $800. Cultured stones, made of pumice and portland cement, weigh about...

Never underestimate a woman

Building a $3,000 Barn

Eye-catching signs with mirrors

Installing a steel roof

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...

Fermenting Chicken Feed

How to Grow Garlic

Gardening the Year ‘Round

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

Americana and History

Fly it proudly and properly

By Roger Meyer Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Since September 11, 2001, more Americans are displaying the national flag. Our flag gives us a sense of...

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

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

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Food and recipes

Orange honey pudding

Hearty breakfast fillets

Bread — The staff of life

Canning meat plus how to use your canned meat

Self-reliance

Foraging for wild berries

What to do when there’s no doctor

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Pysanki — You can make those biddies pay!

Energy

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

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

Make your own biodiesel for 80¢ per gallon

Solar system codes — Build it right!

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...