Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Once a day milking

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Home Dairying

Raising rabbits for profit

Building

For large quantity food dehydration try this homemade gem from the...

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 The thing I like the most about Backwoods Home is that, unlike a lot of other magazines,...

Build a poultry killing cone

Making a wooden kitchen countertop

Vise Dremel Moto Tool mount

A simple backwoods hay baler

Farm and Garden

Clover — From Livestock Forage to Medicinal Tea, This Humble Plant...

By Eugene Mitchell Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Whether young or old, lying in the grass and searching for four-leafed clovers is timeless fun. Sometimes they're...

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

Build a Top-Bar Bee Hive

Mid-season planting

Tracing a bean

Americana and History

The barnyard scramble

By Michelle Hampton Issue #106 • July/August, 2007 Each year during our local county fair, one of the best-attended events happens when farm animals, donated by...

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

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

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

Food and recipes

Humble stew

Baked Spaghetti

Fail-proof white bread

Tabbouleh

Self-reliance

Teach your kids math with the banking game

A worthwhile journey

Medical kits for self-reliant families

Water development for the homestead: Ponds, cisterns, and tanks

Energy

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

Water: a safe supply when you’re off the grid

Install a mobile, solar powered toilet

How to select the right backup generator

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,...

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

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

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

Cold weather shooting considerations

Science

The gee-whiz! page — Cats: Why they rule our world

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 House cats A recent Gallup poll showed that cat ownership is pretty much evenly distributed between men and...