Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Redworm farming

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Building

Building and Using Wattle Fences

By Kathryn Wingrove Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Wattle fences are made by weaving material in and out of posts in the ground. They were often...

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

Make your own effective fishing tackle while you save money and...

Build a portable woodstove for $30

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

Farm and Garden

Build a Composter

By Charles Sanders Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 As with most of the other facets of homesteading, composting can be as simple or as elaborate as...

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Love Those Green Beans

How to become a backyard beekeeper

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

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...

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

The barnyard scramble

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

The vanishing outhouse

Food and recipes

Beef & Wild Mushroom Lasagna

Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel better

Orange honey pudding

Chocolate Babka

Self-reliance

Emergency planning beyond the bug-out bag

The many benefits of garlic

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

13 steps to a life of freedom

Energy

Hydronic woodstoves

Solar suitcase

Build a community assistance recharging station

How to select the right backup generator

Guns and Hunting

Of guns and snakes

By Massad Ayoob Issue #151 • January/February, 2015 Mas safely kills a rattlesnake in a populated area. (Note angle of gun and trajectory.) Pistol is a...