Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Building Eric’s house

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #112 • July/August, 2009 This is the first in a series of several articles documenting the building of a stud-frame house from...

Tools and hardware for the backwoods home

Trusses — Low cost marvels to roof over most large spaces

Three Raised Bed Designs

By Joe Mooney Issue #150 • November/December, 2014 When it comes to gardening, almost anything can be used to create a raised bed. Tires, blocks, rocks,...

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

By John Silveira Issue #31 • January/February, 1995 "What were you listening to when I got to your house? Sounded nice. I don't think I've ever...

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Old-fashioned hot dog pepper relish

Grilled Steak with Olive-Blue Cheese Sauce

Build a holz hausen to dry firewood

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

Advice from second-time homesteaders

For a truly independent energy system, your choices are solar, wind, and water

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Just because

By Massad Ayoob Issue #144 • November/December, 2013 I generally recommend that people buy guns the way they'd buy power tools, or automobiles, or homes. Assess...

The time for modern; the time for traditional

How to shoot a handgun accurately

The coming ice age

By John Silveira Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 I'm putting my apocalyptic ice age novel, Danielle Kidnapped, on Amazon's Kindle and also producing a paperback version...

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

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

My View: Gaining an appreciation for risk

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

Guns, suicide prevention, and backwoods lifestyles

Once a day milking

By Patrice Lewis Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 It sounds bucolic, doesn't it? The simple joys of milking your own cow. Fresh milk, fresh cream, homemade...

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

By Jackie Clay Issue #111 • May/June, 2008 It goes without saying that preparedness is not for "radicals" or "weirdos" anymore. I picked up a preparedness...

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Where our farm animals come from

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

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

Preparing for a Temporary Catastrophe

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Help your home survive in the path of a wildfire

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

By Alice B. Yeager Website Exclusive • September, 2006 Normally, we gardeners tend to make plans to begin planting our gardens during early spring. We select vegetables such as garden peas, lettuce, mustard, radishes, onions, and...

Use Plastic to Get a Head Start on Corn in the Fall

By Mark and Lynn Klammer Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 As spring approaches each year, we can hardly wait for the feel of warm earth between our fingers. And so, while most avid gardeners let Mother...