Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Raising rabbits for profit

Slaughtering and Butchering

Bottle-raise a calf

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Building

Build an attached solar greenhouse

By David Lee Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 We planned it to be permanent, well built, and able to withstand the extremes of temperature, humidity, and...

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

A river rock shower

Eye-catching signs with mirrors

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

Farm and Garden

Tea for the garden

By Lisa Nourse We have poor soil and do our best to amend it with compost and manure every year. However, we feel our plants...

Companion Planting

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

The Homestead Greenhouse

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Americana and History

The greatest American who was never President

By John Silveira Issue #60a • November/December, 1999 "The election's next year, right?" I asked. Dave Duffy, the publisher of Backwoods Home Magazine, was editing a rather...

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Constitution of the united States of America

Food and recipes

Beef & Wild Mushroom Lasagna

Lenie in the kitchen: Hamburger and potato casserole

Kentucky Country Ribs

Bean Salad With Fresh Herbs

Self-reliance

Preserve the harvest naturally through wild fermentation

Homemade Toys! — Easy to make, fun to play with, and great for gifts!

New yarn from old sweaters

Stashing Junk Silver for Bad Times

Energy

Keep those gadgets working after the power goes out

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs

Are hydrogen-fueled cars pie-in-the-sky?

Keep the Ice On

Guns and Hunting

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

By Massad Ayoob Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Long a supporter of the Appleseed concept, Backwoods Home Magazine hosted one in Gold Beach, Oregon, in second...