Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Finding the best dog for the country life

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Home Dairying

Building

Composite lumber helps outdoor projects resist water, weather, and sun

By Steve Maxwell How many times have you built an outdoor project out of wood, only to be disappointed by the deterioration that hit after...

For large quantity food dehydration try this homemade gem from the...

Building a Ferro-Cement Shed

Small engine maintenance for women

Build a wood crib with free materials

Farm and Garden

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn...

By Rebekah L. Cowell Photos by Amanda Egdorf-Sand Issue #124 • July/August, 2010 Vermicomposting takes composting to another level using Eisenia foetida (commonly known as red wiggler,...

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Fruit Trees

Americana and History

Grandpa’s justice

By Tom Kovach Issue #65 • September/October, 2000 Having the best vegetable garden in the village might put food on the table and make some money...

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

Remembering what grandma used

The summer of ’35

Food and recipes

Orange Chiffon Cake

Here are some cucumber pickles to make at home

Comfort foods of Ireland – hearty recipes from Grandma’s old file box

The wonderful world of lavender

Self-reliance

Better wood heating

Seventeen great tips for caring for windows, mirrors, and other household glass

Handy Keychain Mini-Gadgets

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s production all winter

Energy

Build a passive-solar food dehydrator

A solar primer — How it works, how it’s made, what it costs

How to select the right backup generator

Energy class: Part 1

Guns and Hunting

Of guns and snakes

By Massad Ayoob Issue #151 • January/February, 2015 Mas safely kills a rattlesnake in a populated area. (Note angle of gun and trajectory.) Pistol is a...