Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Finding the best dog for the country life

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Building

Build a homestead Copy Cart

By Charles Sanders Issue #45 • July/August, 1997 I don't know too many homesteaders, gardeners, or small farmers who haven't at one time or another wished...

Shelves and benches

Build a Concrete Root Cellar

Gabion walls for form and function

Our Unconventional House

Farm and Garden

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

By Setanta O'Ceillaigh  Issue #160 • July/August, 2016 The cycle never ends: As soon as one...

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Sweet Potato Greens

Currants and Gooseberries

Time to Forget About Snail and Slug Bait

Americana and History

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

By Marlene Parkin Issue #22 • July/August, 1993 Many of the quilts of yesterday took a lifetime to make. Perhaps the mystical part of quiltsthe aspect...

Fly it proudly and properly

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Constitution of the united States of America

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

Food and recipes

Lamb Curry with Yogurt

Honey Roasted Pheasant

These chocolate treats make great gifts and delicious holiday desserts

Corn cob jelly

Self-reliance

Bugging out in place

How we found our remote backwoods home

10 day survival pack for your vehicle for just $25

Harvesting the wild: Acorns

Energy

You could furnish an entire homestead at Lehman’s ‘Non-electric’ Hardware Store

Homemade electric power

Solar power trailer Part 1

Solar Power 101 — Solar arrays

Guns and Hunting

Thoughts on ammunition

By Massad Ayoob Issue #108 • November/December, 2007 Ammunition is to firearms as gasoline is to automobiles. However, with guns and ammo, the fit isn't quite...

Use the right ammunition!

Firearms and cold weather considerations

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

Science

The gee-whiz! page — Cats: Why they rule our world

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 House cats A recent Gallup poll showed that cat ownership is pretty much evenly distributed between men and...