Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Once a day milking

Where our farm animals come from

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Bottle-raise a calf

Building

Build an attached solar greenhouse

By David Lee Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 We planned it to be permanent, well built, and able to withstand the extremes of temperature, humidity, and...

Tools and hardware for the backwoods home

Getting logs

A simple backwoods hay baler

How to Install a Steel Roof

Farm and Garden

The $1 Garden

By Jonathan Nunan Issue #122 • March/April, 2010 The dollar garden is simple in concept: buy as many seeds as you can for one dollar and...

A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

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

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

Americana and History

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Friends and Fellow Citizens: The period for a new election of a citizen, to administer the executive government of the United States, being not...

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

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

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Food and recipes

Apple and Potato Soup

Whole grain breads baked at home

Boost your immune system with fast and easy fish dishes

Cultured milk — Food of centenarians

Self-reliance

Bartering for bad times

Based on years of personal experience, here are 10 good tips for homeschooling your children

Make your own firestarters

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Energy

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 2

Why you need to addsolar to your emergencypower backup plans

Walden Pond, the solar version: Part 1

Guns and Hunting

The Appleseed Project

By Massad Ayoob Issue #123 • May/June, 2010 There is nothing else in the shooting world quite like the Appleseed Project, which combines American Revolutionary War...

Affordable firearms

Consider the 20-gauge shotgun

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Science

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...