Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Brooder in a box

Redworm farming

Where our farm animals come from

Raising Rabbits

Building

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

By Rick Brannan Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 There are few things more frustrating and dangerous than working with a dull knife. In my quest for...

Build an inexpensive but durable jackleg fence

Building and using wattle fences

Build a Composter

Build a holz hausen to dry firewood

Farm and Garden

The Potato Hole

By Sylvia Gist Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Carrots go in sand in the green pail and potatoes can be sorted by type into plastic mesh...

Fruit Trees

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

Home-Grown Eggs

Hügelkultur for the Homestead

Americana and History

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

By John Silveira Issue #31 • January/February, 1995 "What were you listening to when I got to your house? Sounded nice. I don't think I've ever...

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

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

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Food and recipes

Elk Roast With Cranberries

Tabbouleh

Venison — From the Field to the Fork

Peloponnesian Pot Roast

Self-reliance

Just for Kids: Killing some time (Create an afternoon time warp)

For safety’s sake, homestead fuel storage must be handled properly

Flea market stories and strategies

Start your food storage on $10 a week

Energy

Build your own solar-powered water pumping station

Energy class: Part 1

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

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Guns and Hunting

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

By Massad Ayoob Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Long a supporter of the Appleseed concept, Backwoods Home Magazine hosted one in Gold Beach, Oregon, in second...

Moderate power firearms

Picking a holster

Firearms and cold weather considerations

Affordable firearms

Science

Theories of the universe

By Dave Duffy Issue #66 • November/December, 2000 In a relatively short span of time, mankind has travelled from profound ignorance of our planet and the...