Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Home Dairying

Once a day milking

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Raising your own beef

Building

Building a Ferro-Cement Shed

By Robert Van Putten Issue #162 • November/December, 2016 For a year and a half, we lived in an 18-foot travel trailer while building a straw...

Adventures with a portable sawmill

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

Choosing a chain saw

Build an all-purpose ladder

Farm and Garden

Growing Microgreens

By Lisa Nourse Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The small town where I live has two small grocery stores and getting a good variety of organic...

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Grow Open-Pollinated Tomatoes

Tea for the garden

Americana and History

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

By Don Lewis Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The year was 1834, a year that didn’t really stand out as all that particularly important in American...

The time-travel ad

Remembering what grandma used

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Food and recipes

Sweet Ginger Eggs

Creamed Carrot Soup

Potato Bread

Stovetop Teriyaki

Self-reliance

Harvesting the wild: Acorns

No dentist? Oh, no!

Learning to love the high desert

The wonderful world of axes

Energy

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Job site solar power

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...