Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Finding the best dog for the country life

Goat birthing and raising kids

The homestead cat

Where our farm animals come from

Building

Build a barrel stove

By Nick Weston Issue #133 • January/February, 2012 This stove kept me warm and provided an excellent cooking surface for more than six months while I...

Building your chicken coop

Dorothy Ainsworth update: Out of the ashes

Building a Ferro-Cement Shed

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

Farm and Garden

Garden Seeds — A Great Winter Pastime

By Jackie Clay Issue #67 • January/February, 2001 Start your garden this year while the snow is still on the ground. I start all of my...

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

The Potato Hole

Fruit Trees

Americana and History

Fried chicken for breakfast

By Danny Fulks Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, is one of those rare writers capable of painting a vivid picture of life back...

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

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

The vanishing outhouse

Food and recipes

Honey whole wheat bread

Cooking from long-term food storage

Apple-glazed Barbecued Chicken with Spring Vegetables

Turkey the old-fashioned way

Self-reliance

How to organize an outdoor canning party

Breastfeeding — Babies love it, and for good reason

Just for Kids: Visit the great prairies

Just for Kids: Life in the forest

Energy

Solar-powered water purifiers

Grid-tie solar-powered farm

Handy Keychain Mini-Gadgets

Prepper power! Part 1

Guns and Hunting

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #47 • September/October, 1997 Like many another rural person, I've often found a firearm to be my most important tool. No,...

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Sight and sound enhancement

The time for modern; the time for traditional

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Science

Theories of the universe

By Dave Duffy Issue #66 • November/December, 2000 In a relatively short span of time, mankind has travelled from profound ignorance of our planet and the...