Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Raising rabbits for profit

Is that a good pig?

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Building

Making and using a solar cooker

By Joe Radabaugh Issue #30 • November/December, 2004 Solar cooking is a delightful alternative to conventional cooking methods. The solar cookers available today really work and...

Turning a $10,000 House into a Home — Part 1: Salvaging...

Eye-catching signs with mirrors

Build a graceful footbridge

Small engine maintenance for women

Farm and Garden

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

By Glenn Willis, Jr. Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 Several years ago my sister and her husband had an 8-horse gas-powered rototiller that went belly up....

Slug Zapper

The Best City Garden

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Naughty Peppers

Americana and History

The summer of ’35

By John Graesch Issue #64 • July/August, 2000 Sixty five years ago I was living in that part of Seattle, Washington, known as South Park. Few...

The greatest American who was never President

Remembering what grandma used

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

The barnyard scramble

Food and recipes

Irish coffee

Fermented dill pickles

Freeze a holiday turkey to enjoy it all year long

Two beans and wild asparagus salad

Self-reliance

Homeschooling your dylsexic kid

Lessons learned from an ice storm

Vinegar — A splash is all you need for healthful eating, natural healing, and sparkling home

Survival storeroom

Energy

You could furnish an entire homestead at Lehman’s ‘Non-electric’ Hardware Store

Solar Building Design

Standby battery charging techniques can ensure engine startups

Generators alone are not enough

Guns and Hunting

Sight and sound enhancement

By Massad Ayoob Issue #71 • September/October, 2001 Enhancing vision and hearing can make you a safer, more effective shooter, and sometimes can save human lives. Captain...

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Science

The coming ice age

By John Silveira Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 I'm putting my apocalyptic ice age novel, Danielle Kidnapped, on Amazon's Kindle and also producing a paperback version...