Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Raising cattle on your own place

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Where our farm animals come from

The homestead cat

Building

Adventures with a portable sawmill

By Pat Barden Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 I was raised in the suburbs and spent most of my adult life living in apartments and houses...

Build a Composter

Build an inexpensive but durable jackleg fence

Parge the ugly out of your concrete wall

Build your own repeating mouse trap

Farm and Garden

Nut Trees on Your Homestead

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #149 • September/October, 2014 While growing up in Detroit, we had no nut trees in our yard (though we did have seedlings...

Growing Productive Strawberries

Time to Forget About Snail and Slug Bait

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

Americana and History

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

By John Silveira Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 It was snowing and three of us were up at the office. Dave Duffy, the fellow who publishes...

Fried chicken for breakfast

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Remembering what grandma used

Food and recipes

A Native American feast

Coconut Rice Pudding

Artichoke-Spinach Casserole

Hamentaschen

Self-reliance

Garden injuries Part 2

Clean up your act!

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Seventeen great tips for caring for windows, mirrors, and other household glass

Energy

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

Solar-powered water purifiers

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

Guns and Hunting

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • July, 2008 Fifty years ago, Savage Arms introduced a new bolt-action sporting rifle. In the gun world, this was news....

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Use the right ammunition!

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Science

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...