Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Raising rabbits for profit

Redworm farming

Get to know your spiders

Building

Five building tricks for super strong framing

By Don Fallick Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 I was standing on the edge of the roof overhang, holding two bundles of asphalt shingles, when my...

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Build a barrel stove

Build a chicken tractor

Build your own log home in the woods

Farm and Garden

Nut Trees on Your Homestead

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #149 • September/October, 2014 While growing up in Detroit, we had no nut trees in our yard (though we did have seedlings...

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

The Homestead Greenhouse

Use Old Newspapers to Make Your Starter Pots

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Americana and History

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

By John Silveira Issue #31 • January/February, 1995 "What were you listening to when I got to your house? Sounded nice. I don't think I've ever...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

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

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Food and recipes

Sweet Potato-Pecan Pie

The healthy kitchen — Good spoons, knives, and food

Spicy Beef

Salmon loaf

Self-reliance

Disaster preparation!

Dehydrating eggs at home

10 ways to make money on your land

Woolen winter mittens in minutes

Energy

Energy class: Part 1

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Add solar power to your truck camper

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

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...

Firearms and cold weather considerations

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Picking a holster

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

Science

How big is the solar system?

By John Silveira Issue #60 • November/December, 1999 In artists' renderings of the solar system we often see the sun represented by a small sphere with...