Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

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

Making a wooden kitchen countertop

By Patrice Lewis One of the advantages of living a homesteading lifestyle is participants can kick aside the ever-changing concepts of what constitutes “classy” home...

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

By Nancy Wolcott Issue #61 • January/February, 2000 You are sitting there in your recliner chair in your small city apartment desperately longing for the day...

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

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...

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel better

A survival key ring — Your everyday tool for emergency preparedness

A view of self-reliance from a more timid perspective — A woman’s opinion

Buying the right emergency radio

Just for Kids: Killing some time (Create an afternoon time warp)

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #101 • September/October, 2006 The year was 1873. Samuel Colt had invented the revolveror at least introduced it to Americain 1836. The...

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Science and truth. Are they related?

By John Silveira Issue #46 • July/August, 1997 It was an argument about science. Dave and I were on one side, Dave's friends Tom and Bill,...

A brief history of health and medicine

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

Book Review: Guns Save Lives — True Stories of Americans Defending Their Lives with Firearms

We don’t need no steenking 2nd Amendment

Once a day milking

By Patrice Lewis Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 It sounds bucolic, doesn't it? The simple joys of milking your own cow. Fresh milk, fresh cream, homemade...

Goat birthing and raising kids

By Jackie Clay Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 Dairy goats form one of the cornerstones of our homestead. Not only do they provide milk, cheese, ice...

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

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

Caring for wounds in the field

Vinegar — A splash is all you need for healthful eating, natural healing, and sparkling home

A survival key ring — Your everyday tool for emergency preparedness

Grandma will love this personal ‘Helping Hands’ wall hanging

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Some of us are thrifty beyond measure, even growing our own dishrags. None of those flimsy, store bought cotton things for us. Our...

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

By Donna Insco  Issue #158 March/April, 2016 According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website, "CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and...