Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Beekeeping basics

Good-bye old friend

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Building

How to build a good fence for your homestead

By Charles Sanders Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 One of the basic fixtures on a homestead...

How to Install a Steel Roof

Build a pallet fence

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s...

Build a log crib

Farm and Garden

Meat For the Homestead

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Meat is often the most expensive portion of our grocery bill, and it is getting more and more...

Saving Seeds

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening

Grow Your Own Dishrags

Americana and History

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

By John Silveira Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 It was snowing and three of us were up at the office. Dave Duffy, the fellow who publishes...

The time-travel ad

The vanishing outhouse

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Grandpa’s justice

Food and recipes

Here are some tasty ways to use those end-of-season green tomatoes

Tricia’s chicken chili

The wonderful world of lavender

Piccalilli — A late summer bonus

Self-reliance

The cholesterol in your stovepipe can be fatal

Survival/utility vest

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

Preparing for a Temporary Catastrophe

Energy

Solar power trailer Part 2

Build a community assistance recharging station

Solar-powered refrigerators

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs

Guns and Hunting

How big a gun do you need?

By Massad Ayoob Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 We Americans like to do things in a big way. Big houses. Big cars. Big boats. And, yes,...

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Cold weather shooting considerations

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...