Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Slaughtering and Butchering

Build a poultry killing cone

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

Building

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

By R.E. Rawlinson Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 The homesteading lifestyle can require a number of tools to cultivate the garden, maintain the home, repair the...

Build a Composter

Build a wood crib with free materials

Simplify life in your backwoods home by using these easy mountain...

A salvaged oak floor for $5

Farm and Garden

How to become a backyard beekeeper

By Sheri Jones If you’ve been intrigued by the idea of becoming a beekeeper but think you don’t have the space, resources, or knowledge, you’re...

The Homestead Greenhouse

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Naughty Peppers

Americana and History

Catfish Biscuits

By Danny Fulks Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, grew up in southern Ohio where his parents worked the land and milked cows, and...

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

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

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

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

Food and recipes

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

Beef and Cabbage Soup

Tomato-Avocado-Buttermilk Soup

Making dandelions palatable

Self-reliance

Start a post-construction cleaning business

Make a quilt out of Levis

Fully Involved

Easy-to-make reusable coffee filters

Energy

Solar power trailer Part 1

Our journey to modern off-grid living

Solar Building Design

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs

Guns and Hunting

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

By Massad Ayoob Issue #83 • September/October, 2003 If you've read American firearms history at all, you know the lore of the .45 automatic. How during...

Canning game meat

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Choose your ammo… police style

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

Science

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

By John Silveira (aka O.E. MacDougal) May/June 2017 Backwoods Home The greatest inventions in history are the ones we now take for granted. Fire and the...