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Backwoods Home Magazine is a quarterly 116-page homesteading magazine packed with seasonal, hands-on articles -- and almost no ads. We've been helping readers live more self-reliant lives for 37 years.
Topics Covered in Each Issue
- Grow more food and put it up for the year
- Build and fix things yourself
- Raise chickens, goats, rabbits, and more
- Be ready when the power goes out
- Make your land and skills work for you
- Firearms ownership, safety, and training
Join over 130,000 readers living closer to the land.
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This discount is only valid for your first subscription year. Subsequent years will be charged at the regular subscription rate automatically. You can easily cancel at any time by email, phone or online.
What Our Readers Say
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"Auto-renew is the way to go. I never want to miss an issue of this magazine! The writers and content are top notch. I have been reading this for over 20 years now and have every single anthology. BHM is still THE magazine for all things self-reliance and homesteading"
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"Your magazines are a wealth of knowledge. I applaud your efforts to keep us informed with detailed information. Appreciate both magazines. Thx again. Steve"
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"I am really enjoying the articles inside. I am not a homesteader, but am a country girl who loves doing things like my grandparents did: cooking, canning, gardening, etc. I hope to broaden my skills by using what I'm learning in the magazine. I'm looking forward to my next issue!"
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"My sister and her two married daughters recently purchased and built homes on 90 acres of land to start their homestead. I purchased this magazine subscription as a gift for them and a subscription for myself even though I'm a suburbs gardener. My magazines arrived before hers did and I thought I'd screwed up the order so only I was…"
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"I have been receiving this for almost a year and a half now and every issue catches my interest immediately. My adult son has occasionally brought it in from the mailbox and I have to wait to get a look at it. Very impressed with the quality of the content, the ease of reading, and a magazine without massive advertising…"
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"Well, what can I say that hasn't already been said -- I have been reading Backwoods on and off for 20 years - most of the time just purchase it off the shelf. But I figure this time I would once again get a subscription - I love the magazine - the down home vibe - great articles that educate…"
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"We always look forward to receiving our magazine. When it comes we read and re-read cover to cover."
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"I ordered a subscription to Backwoods Home mag for my son and daughter in law for Christmas. They have received the first edition, and they love it. I’m curious though, as to why I didn’t receive my online issue? If I’m not mistaken I ordered online edition for myself."
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"This magazine makes my heart smile. I look forward to receiving it in the mail! I’m a millennial - new to the homesteading and DIY world. The content is very helpful and the pictures and photos are so wholesome. So different than mainstream magazines. I will continue to subscribe."
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"So glad for the auto subscription . . don't want to miss any of these great magazines !!! 🤩"
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"Very helpful and entertaining. I love the traditional ways and learning them or re-learning them. The magazine has a nostalgic feel, but it is very informative for today's challenges, especially when you desire to live more naturally and wholesome. This is the one publication I really look forward to getting. I get other homesteading and self-reliance publications which are also…"
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"I absolutely love this magazine, I am in Australia and we dont have anything like this here that I'm aware of . It's so informative and very interesting to read thankyou"
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"True grit YouTube channel got me on this magazine and honestly I wish I knew about it sooner, reminds me a lot of the foxfire series which I have and love."
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"I haven't bought a magazine in years but this one I did. I'm retiring at the end of this year and looking forward to more preserving and more ways to make my home more efficient and cost effective. I love this magazine"
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"I have only received 2 issues so far and I love this magazine! There is so much info in them. Thanks to True Grit: Appalachian Ways for promoting the magazine!!"
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"GREAT MAGAZINE! I’m so glad the print edition is Back! I’m Old and Old School! I still like to read a Magazine! I really like all the different subjects and try to learn a little bit. Thank You for all the Good Reading! Keep up The Great Work! W.H.G."
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"Find the magazine very informative with lots of information"
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"A friend introduced me to your magazine a few years back and I thoroughly enjoy it! Full of useful information!"
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"Love the magazine. So many great articles and information."
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"So real. Like real food for life. Just the first copy and love it. I appreciate the lack of adds and hope you guys go for ever."
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Self-Reliance is a quarterly 100-page homesteading magazine covering gardening, cooking, DIY, livestock, foraging, and off-grid living. Like Backwoods Home, it's packed with practical articles and almost no ads. Subscribe to both and you'll have over 200 pages of hands-on, seasonal content every quarter. Between the two, there isn't much about country living they don't cover.
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Written by normal friendly people trying to make their way through the hard work of building their lives in a more self-reliant way.
— Robert Ross
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What Our Readers Say
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"Excellent magazine with amazing information!"
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"Consistent quality of writing. Far better than competing magazines that focus on celebrities and style ofversubstance. The only magazines I'll ever trust."
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"I have lost count of how many years I have been reading the two magazines. But have been a subscriber since they went back to print. Call me old school but I spend too much time on a computer and like the easy reading on paper and giving me an library of past issues to review. Covering many subjects and…"
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"Absolutely LOVE these two magazines! Not only are we using them to improve our gardening skills, but we have found countless information that we have been able to use to be more self-sufficient. Between, increasing our garden production, improving our preservation techniques, gaining invaluable information on creating a well-stocked pantry, to skills in making rag rugs and other items these…"
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"These are by far my favorite magazines! Good printed magazines are a rare find today, especially those with very few ads stealing valuable space. That's why I gave them to my son and his wife for Christmas. And they love them! It's exactly what they need as they prepare to start their transition into the homesteading life. Thank you for…"
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"Great magazine, I love the old world lifestyle articles, it reminds me of a simpler time in this country. It makes me want to go back a hundred years to a simpler time."
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"LOVE these magazines . . sure wish some of the other publications could be mailed to Canada."
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"These are the greatest magazines in the world! Being in Canada, I have to pay extra for postage and the exchange rate but still see them as high value resources. If you want to be able to persevere when the economy goes bad or another pandemic hits, you need these in your library."
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"I'm from a farming / fishing / seafood industry family background and I always loved knowledge about doing things "the old way" or the "country way" and that's what you get with these magazines. Great information."
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"Get at least this subscription for both magazines and never cancel!!! These are a joy to read and I only wish I had a library full already! I tell everyone I know about these if they are at all inclined to this lifestyle. I also love to give subscriptions as gifts!"
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"Love these magazines, I have renewed a few times and plan on continuing to renew."
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"Like a old friend just talking about country living and how to make your life matter."
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"Awesome magazines! They are great resources, references, and entertainment. I love seeing them arrive in the mail."
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"Lot's of information in both magazines. Backwoods Home includes articles on firearms as well, while Self-Reliance does not. Both magazines have highly informative articles wrote by knowledgeable people. Some articles even disagree with others that have been wrote and published, which is perfect for critical thinkers."
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"I of course have noticed you guys first on holler homestead! But when my aunt offered her first magazines for me to read I said yes and enjoyed them so much I subscribed for 2 years and have already recommended them to 2 friends who have the same interests I do. One commented how there are no ads! Enjoyable articles…"
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"Awesome reading , informative articles. I am eagerly awaiting next issue."
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"Loved reading through my first edition of your magazine. Very interesting articles."
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"I just subscribed to Backwoods Home Magazine (and Self-Reliance) after seeing The Hollars talk about it on YouTube, and I’m already so glad I did! I have only received my first issue of Backwoods Home so far, and it’s awesome—way bigger than I expected, and full of super relevant information for where I’m at in life right now. You can…"
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"Haven't read the Self Reliance one yet but so far I love Backwoods Home. 100% recommend."
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"Although the newsstands have other magazines of the same theme they seem to be written by writers and not doers. We do not live in the country or have livestock, but we have a garden and make our own bread and food preservation so every issue has something of value for us."