Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Animal disease traceability

The homestead cat

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Is that a good pig?

Building

A simple backwoods hay baler

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #82 • July/August, 2003 During the winter months, Steve and his wife Tandy feed between 120 and 150 bales of hay...

Building a Ferro-Cement Shed

Claw Hammers

Build a Concrete Root Cellar

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

Farm and Garden

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #79 • January/February, 2003 After originating in the semi-arid regions of the middle east, espaliering (is-'pal-yer-ing) became a commonly employed fruit...

How to become a backyard beekeeper

The Homestead Greenhouse

A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

Put Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

Americana and History

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

By Alice B. Yeager and James O. Yeager Issue #115 • January/February, 2009 I was a girl of 8 when the stock market crashed in 1929....

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

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Food and recipes

Salmon candy and pickles — Two unique ways to enjoy your next catch

Scallop Crunch Appetizer

Hot Artichoke Dip

Demystifying real rye bread

Self-reliance

Better wood heating

Homestead helpers

Mosquitoes outnumber us and no one likes them

Just for Kids: Knock knock vinegar

Energy

Solar Power 101: Inverters

Use solar landscape lights for emergencies

Phantom solar — The crucial invisible system needed before you install solar

Walden Pond — the solar version: Part 2

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...