Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Where our farm animals come from

Build a poultry killing cone

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Raising rabbits for profit

Building

Tools and hardware for the backwoods home

By James Ballou Issue #74 • March/April, 2002 A certain degree of self reliance is obtainable by those who have the knowledge and skills, resourcefulness, courage,...

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

Build an Off-Grid Root Cellar, Garage, and Bunkhouse

Our Unconventional House

Build a barrel stove

Farm and Garden

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

By Jackie Clay Issue #67 • January/February, 2001 Start your garden this year while the snow is still on the ground. I start all of my...

The $1 Garden

The Best City Garden

Gardening for Treasure

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Americana and History

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

By Martin Waterman Issue #37 • January/February, 1996 I can remember taking a trip as a child and seeing my first Burma Shave signs. Technically speaking,...

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Food and recipes

Canning Steelhead and Tuna

The dandelion is a healthful, great tasting weed you can eat

Make elderberry syrup for flu season

Blonde brownies

Self-reliance

Small Town America: Thermopolis, WY — Horses and hot springs

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Saving money on the homestead

Grandma will love this personal ‘Helping Hands’ wall hanging

Energy

Battery powered weekend retreat

Walden Pond, the solar version: Part 1

Prepper power! Part 2

Millenium Vehicles

Guns and Hunting

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

By Massad Ayoob Issue #163 • January/February, 2017 Click Here to read Part 1 Click Here to read Part 2 As noted in the two previous parts of...

Big boomer guns

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Catch your own bait

Cold weather shooting considerations

Science

Gee-Whiz: Alcohol

By O.E. MacDougal Backwoods Home Did early man first cultivate grains just to get drunk? The brewing of beer is older than civilization and goes back at...