Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Finding the best dog for the country life

Home Dairying

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Building

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...

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

Build this sturdy large-capacity food dehydrator

Farm and Garden

Hügelkultur for the Homestead

By Rose Shelton Issue #176 • April/May/June, 2019 Last spring, I finally completed a long-planned homestead project of constructing two hügelkultur beds. What is hügelkultur? It’s...

Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

Flowers Brighten the Garden

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

Americana and History

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #154 • July/August, 2015 There was a time when it was thought that a defining difference between humans and animals was:...

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Fly it proudly and properly

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

The time-travel ad

Food and recipes

More tips and tricks for the kitchen

Pasteurizing milk

The enchanting Chanterelle — Gourmet goodies free from the forest

Vegetarian pies

Self-reliance

Just for Kids: Life in the forest

The return of home emergency shelters takes on a dual-purpose approach

Survival firebuilding skills

Cast iron

Energy

Millenium Vehicles

Waterpower for personal use

Solar-powered refrigerators

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Guns and Hunting

Choose your ammo… police style

By Massad Ayoob Issue #93 • May/June, 2005 One of our greatest modern gun experts, Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC, Ret., once made the observation that...