Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Raising rabbits for profit

Redworm farming

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Brooder in a box

Building

Build a homestead Copy Cart

By Charles Sanders Issue #45 • July/August, 1997 I don't know too many homesteaders, gardeners, or small farmers who haven't at one time or another wished...

Build Your Own Hoop House

Renovating old walls

Eye-catching signs with mirrors

Ambidextrous chainsaw filing

Farm and Garden

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

By Sherry Willis Issue #145 • January/February, 2014 The recent droughts in the midwest have meant hard times for many livestock owners. Areas without irrigation saw...

Propagating Plants

Nut Trees on Your Homestead

Grow Open-Pollinated Tomatoes

Gardening Tips and Tricks

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...

Constitution of the united States of America

Biological and chemical weapons through history

The greatest American who was never President

Fly it proudly and properly

Food and recipes

Cannellini Bean And Mushroom Casserole

Huckleberries purple gold

Mint julep non-alcoholic

Can she bake an apple pie, Billy Boy?

Self-reliance

How to organize an outdoor canning party

Help your home survive in the path of a wildfire

35 country jobs — How folks make a living near my hometown

Breastfeeding — A primer

Energy

Design calculations for no-head, low-head waterwheels

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Solar-powered water purifiers

Our journey to modern off-grid living

Guns and Hunting

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

By Claire Wolfe Issue #140 • March/April, 2013 My friend Jack pulled the car into a grassy clearing. We donned rubber boots, fetched a metal detector...

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

Firearms — Tools of rural living

Science

Gee-Whiz: Bad Fish, Big Fish

By O.E. MacDougal January/February 2015, Backwoods Home Fish were the very first vertebrates. That is, they were the first animals with backbones, the purpose of which...