Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

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

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Home Dairying

Building

Easy awnings

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #149 • September/October, 2014 A window without an awning is like a lamp without a shade bare and glaring. In my...

The Forever Floor

Build a wood crib with free materials

Parge the ugly out of your concrete wall

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

Farm and Garden

Secure and Economical Livestock Feed

By Sherry Willis Issue #145 • January/February, 2014 The recent droughts in the midwest have meant hard times for many livestock owners. Areas without irrigation saw...

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

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

Time to Forget About Snail and Slug Bait

Raised Bed Gardening — Neat and Productive

Americana and History

Remembering what grandma used

By Marjorie Burris Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 My grandmother, Mary Etta Dillman Graham, was one of those frontier women who took life as it came;...

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Fly it proudly and properly

Catfish Biscuits

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

Food and recipes

Preserving plums

Mexican Stuffed Shells

Orange honey pudding

Adventures of a 9-pound cabbage

Self-reliance

The coffee mug knife sharpener

How to organize an outdoor canning party

Dehydrating eggs at home

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Energy

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Solar hot water systems

Solar-powered refrigerators

Install a mobile, solar powered toilet

Guns and Hunting

Tailoring guns to females

By Massad Ayoob Issue #131 • September/October, 2011 So, I'm sitting here in a hotel writing this, less than three hours after getting off the witness...

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

Use the right ammunition!

Catch your own bait

Science

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

By John Silveira Issue #132 • November/December, 2011 I like "doomsday" scenarios even ridiculous ones, such as the supposed Mayan calendar prophecy for 2012 or...