Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Building and using wattle fences

By Kathryn Wingrove Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Wattle fences are made by weaving material in and out of posts in the ground. They were often...

Flowers Brighten the Garden

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Website Exclusive • March, 2006 Along with raising food plants, I like to tuck in a few flowers...

Garden Spaces for Small Places

Your Manure Pile — For Fuel, Fertilizer, and Maybe Even Improved...

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

By Robert L. Williams Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 Many years ago, before I came to my senses and left public education for good, I was...

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

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

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Lenie in the kitchen: Lemon scones, pound cake, and pie

Stay clear of young wild animals

A view of self-reliance from a more timid perspective — A woman’s opinion

A small creek provides plenty of power for this off-grid home

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • July, 2008 Fifty years ago, Savage Arms introduced a new bolt-action sporting rifle. In the gun world, this was news....

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

By John Silveira Issue #132 • November/December, 2011 I like "doomsday" scenarios even ridiculous ones, such as the supposed Mayan calendar prophecy for 2012 or...

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

Losing our rights as we watch television

If you don’t like it here, why don’t you move to another country?

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

By Gene Sheley Issue #50 • March/April, 1998 Near the top of North America's wildlife food chain is the mountain lion, a close second to bears...

Raising your own beef for your family

By Charles Sanders Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 For most homesteaders, the raising of livestock plays a crucial role in the home based economy. The types...

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Goat birthing and raising kids

Tips and handy hints for 4X4 living

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Gardening with a Chicken Tractor

By Brianna Stone  Issue #161 • September/October, 2016 This spring, my parents let me enlarge my garlic business and till up three 600-square-foot beds for planting...

Gardening the Year ‘Round

By Alice B. Yeager Website Exclusive • September, 2006 Normally, we gardeners tend to make plans to begin planting our gardens during early spring. We select vegetables such as garden peas, lettuce, mustard, radishes, onions, and...