Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

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

Where our farm animals come from

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Building

Make adobe bricks

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #110 • March/April, 2008 Last winter I got a phone call from an old friend in Arizona. One of his sons...

PVC pipe in the home, garden, farm, and workshop

Rural Building

Building and stocking your pantry

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

Farm and Garden

Saving Seeds

By Jackie Clay Issue #129 • May/June, 2011 I go through dozens of garden seed catalogs in preparation for each year's new (and better!) garden. I...

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

Growing and Using Peppers

The Home Citrus Orchard

Here’s a Mighty Creative Way to Protect Your Plants from Animals

Americana and History

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

By Tom Kovach Growing up on a farm in north-central Minnesota wasn’t all chores and hard work … although there was plenty of that too....

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

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

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

Fly it proudly and properly

Food and recipes

Caribbean Barbecued Pork Steaks

Pastoral bread

Poor man’s shrimp cocktail on perch

The healthy kitchen — Good spoons, knives, and food

Self-reliance

Paring down for off-grid living

A young couple moves to the country

Everybody talks about lightning and yes, there are things you can do about it

Make coiled rugs from scrap material

Energy

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Install a mobile, solar powered toilet

Add solar power to your truck camper

Guns and Hunting

Air power superiority

When a well-placed shot is required, when stealth and quiet are called for, an air rifle may be the best option. By Gary Lewis Issue #151 • January/February,...

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Science

A brief history of health and medicine

By John Silveira Issue #100 • July/August, 2006 As little as a century ago, the average life span in the United States was 49 years. Today...

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

The world is ending! … Again?

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

Gee-Whiz: Dinosaurs

Politics and Commentary

If you want to take care of your health, you have to take control of your life

The Coming American Dictatorship Part XII — The militarization of America’s police forces

Do rural homeowners need guns for self-defense?

My View: Grand Theory vs. Stark Reality