Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Goat birthing and raising kids

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

Raising cattle on your own place

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Building

Make your own effective fishing tackle while you save money and...

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #44 • March/April, 1997 My long time friend Hearold Ruby passed away. Death came as sort of a reprieve. He'd been...

Build a Groundhog Snare

Making and using a solar cooker

Build a chicken house in a day

Build a Vertical Storage Rack for Cans

Farm and Garden

Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening

By Jackie Clay Issue #56 In the past I've grown hybrid vegetables, mostly the varieties that have been developed to produce early yields. Because of this,...

Growing and Using Peppers

How to Grow Great Carrots

Caring for your chickens in winter

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Americana and History

The greatest American who was never President

By John Silveira Issue #60a • November/December, 1999 "The election's next year, right?" I asked. Dave Duffy, the publisher of Backwoods Home Magazine, was editing a rather...

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

Grandpa’s justice

Constitution of the united States of America

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

Food and recipes

Glazed spiced mocha brownies

Banana, blueberry, and peach scones

Bread pudding

No fuss, no muss, one-pan grouse supper

Self-reliance

Buying a used mobile home

Make your own firestarters

Roasting coffee on a wood stove

An easier way to cut firewood By Larry LaVan

Energy

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Energy class: Part 3

Build a passive-solar food dehydrator

Amateur Ham Radio – The Ultimate Tool for Survival Communications

Guns and Hunting

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 Everything's getting more expensive. Food. Gasoline. Guns and ammunition. Not everyone who appreciates the rural lifestyle was "born...