Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

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

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #138 • November/December, 2012 Keeping fresh water in front of our livestock in the winter has always been somewhat of a problem....

New invention— The Fencerunner

The Homestead Greenhouse

By Charles Sanders Issue #67 • January/February, 2001 For those of us living close to the land, the production of a dependable and healthful food supply...

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

By Robert L. Williams Issue #19 • January/February, 1993 Many years ago, before I came to my senses and left public education for good, I was...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Creamy white bean soup with kale

Flea market stories and strategies

Make coiled rugs from scrap material

Get the most out of your vehicle and your maintenance dollar

Keeping your food cold — Solutions to refrigeration when electricity is scarce

Standby battery charging techniques can ensure engine startups

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

By Massad Ayoob Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 There are so many makes and models of firearms in existence that no one has ever counted them...

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

How big is the solar system?

By John Silveira Issue #60 • November/December, 1999 In artists' renderings of the solar system we often see the sun represented by a small sphere with...

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

The Coming American Dictatorship revisited

Animal rights loonies save the chickens but ruin the County Fair

Introducing the international tax cartel

Biological & chemical terrorism

Get to know your spiders

By Jerry Hourigan Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 Every landowner and homeowner creates the perfect environment for spiders. Not intentionally, of course, but spiders seem to...

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

By Amanda J. Kemp Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 Spring brings the pitter-patter of little feet in the mud, games of tag, and raucous quacks. While...

Finding the best dog for the country life

Keeping homestead animals healthy

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

Preparing for a Temporary Catastrophe

Your survival depends on water

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 When you mention "garden," everybody immediately thinks of sweet corn, green beans, and tomatoes, with a few peppers and cucumbers thrown in. But a whole lot of folks,...

Put Your Garden to Bed for the Winter

By Jackie Clay Issue #95 • September/October, 2005 During the crispy fall afternoons, we listen often and intently to the weather forecasts. "It's going to be clear tonight," I'd tell my late husband, Bob, and my...