Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Goat birthing and raising kids

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

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

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #54 • November/December, 1998 Backwoods folk, or in my case, mountain folk, are typically very resourceful, utilizing whatever is on hand...

Parge the ugly out of your concrete wall

No Worrying About Fire Blight with Orient and Kieffer Pears

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #52 • July/August, 1998 Everyone likes a good success story, and if I were called upon to name the most successful...

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...

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Moving on: A small town can be a haven during a depression

Frostbite — Don’t flirt with this sneaky danger

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Solar Power 101 — Solar arrays

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

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 2

Affordable firearms

By Massad Ayoob Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 Knowing that frugality is one of the cornerstones of rural living, Editor Annie Tuttle suggested that I tackle...

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest...

By John Silveira Issue #94 • July/August, 2004 I was sitting in my cubicle poring over a map of the Oregon coastactually, just that...

The MTHFR mutation and why it may matter to you

How America can be saved from stupid people

The chances of global disaster

My View: Learn to Do One Thing Well

The ‘Curious Guy’ and the ‘Offended Woman’

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

By Kristina Seleshanko Issue #177 • July/August/September, 2019 Something we heard a lot when we first started raising chickens in the suburbs was, “For the cost...

Switch your family to goat’s milk

By Tanya Kelley Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 If you milk goats, there's no doubt you've heard it"Eww! Goat's milk! Gross!" To be perfectly honest, goat...

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Raising your own beef for your family

Sew a baby quilt in two days… for a lifetime of memories

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

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

Woolen winter mittens in minutes

A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

By Jackie Clay Issue #69 • May/June, 2001 There are many things parents can give their children, other than plastic toys or a few bucks to play video games at the mall. And one of the...

By Melissa Souza Issue #174 • November/December, 2018 On our homestead, we eat yogurt, kombucha (fermented tea), sauerkraut, and kimchi to add probiotics to our diet. These beneficial bacteria promote good digestive health, strengthen the immune...