Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Where our farm animals come from

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Build a stone wall

By Charles Sanders Issue #70 • July/August, 2001 The natural beauty of a stone wall has been romanticized in poem and picture for hundreds of years....

Building David’s Cabin, Part One

New invention— The Fencerunner

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

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 After originating in the semi-arid regions of the middle east, espaliering (is-'pal-yer-ing) became a commonly employed fruit...

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

Caring for your chickens in winter

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Biological and chemical weapons through history

By John Silveira Issue #81 • May/June, 2003 The weather here on the coast of Oregon is nice almost all year-round, and there almost always seems...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Fireplace cooking cures the winter blues

Finding wealth you can wear at yard sales

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

(and be assured everything still works when you dig it up) By Charles Wood Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 Back in the early 1990s the outlook for the...

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

By O. E. MacDougal January/February 2016, Backwoods Home Most people don’t know that we’re currently in an ice age and have been for the last 2.58...

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Gulf War II opened the eyes of Americans to the UN and the media

Next time you see me, don’t be afraid to say, ‘Hello.’

Here are some answers to often-asked questions of anti-gunners

Beekeeping basics

Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Bees have been managed for their honey production for about 5000 years or so. Especially for the...

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

By Anita Evangelista Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 Multimillionaire J. Paul Getty was once asked the secret of becoming rich. He's reported to have said, "I...

Keeping homestead animals healthy

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

Used bookstores can be sucessful in the hinterlands

Caring for wounds in the field

Homemade Toys! — Easy to make, fun to play with, and great for gifts!

Time to Forget About Snail and Slug Bait

By Lyle Dykes Issue #135 • May/June, 2012 Years ago when traveling on business, I looked out of the window of my motel one morning in Newport, Oregon, and noticed a little Chinese lady flipping over...

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

By Charles Sanders Issue #98 • March/April, 2006 There are mountains of old tires out there. Americans keep on rolling and tires keep on wearing out. Every year there is almost one scrap tire created for...