Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Brooder in a box

Raising rabbits for profit

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Is that a good pig?

Building

Building and stocking your pantry

By Jackie Clay Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 At the turn of the 19th century, most country homes had a walk-in pantry, as well as a...

Renovating old walls

Build a cistern out of corrugated road culvert

Gabion walls for form and function

A cabin for one

Farm and Garden

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

By Raymond Nones Issue #92 • March/April, 2005 For years every spring I planted spinach in my garden. For those who have never tasted home grown...

Home-Grown Eggs

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

Graft Your Own Designer Fruit Trees

Build Your Own Hoop House

Americana and History

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Friends and Fellow Citizens: The period for a new election of a citizen, to administer the executive government of the United States, being not...

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Fried chicken for breakfast

Food and recipes

Humble stew

Uncooked Peanut-butter Candy

Baked Bean Soup

Grandma’s persimmon pudding

Self-reliance

35 country jobs — How folks make a living near my hometown

Tips for finding your affordable home

The saga of Benjamin, the backwoods, homeschool boy who wanted to get a job

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Energy

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 2

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs

Our journey to modern off-grid living

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Guns and Hunting

Building the coyote rifle

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 Feral dogs, coyotes, and those odd-looking "coy dogs" like to feed on my neighbors' livestock on occasion...

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

How to shoot a handgun accurately

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Science

Zombie Apocalypse

By John Silveira Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 "Can you survive a zombie apocalypse?" a familiar voice asked. I turned in my seat to see O.E. MacDougal,...