Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

A contrary guide to feeding animals

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Gabion walls for form and function

By Joe Mooney Issue #153 • May/June, 2015 I think there has to be something ingrained in the human brain that loves things built of stone....

Build an Off-Grid Root Cellar, Garage, and Bunkhouse

Making a wooden kitchen countertop

A Small Space Yields a Big Crop of Garlic

By Howard Tuckey Issue #131 • September/October, 2011 In less than an hour last fall, I tilled up a 4x8 foot garden bed and planted 250...

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

By Hook or Crook: A Billhook is a Handy Homestead Tool

Leafy Green Vegetables — The Underrated Heroes of the Garden

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...

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

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

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Walden Pond, the solar version: Part 1

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Water: a safe supply when you’re off the grid

Understanding the gun debate, part 3

By Massad Ayoob Issue #163 • January/February, 2017 Click Here to read Part 1 Click Here to read Part 2 As noted in the two previous parts of...

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Savage Model 110 — A proven economical backwoods rifle

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Gee-Whiz: Bad Fish, Big Fish

By O.E. MacDougal January/February 2015, Backwoods Home Fish were the very first vertebrates. That is, they were the first animals with backbones, the purpose of which...

The Government intimidation factor and its effect on the health of society

Do rural homeowners need guns for self-defense?

Good-bye old friend

By Lucy Shober Issue #27 • May/June, 1994 Big Poney died today. He was 34 years old and had been going down pretty rapidly over this...

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

By Amanda J. Kemp Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 Spring brings the pitter-patter of little feet in the mud, games of tag, and raucous quacks. While...

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

Build a chicken feeder on the cheep cheep cheep

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

In the classroom and at home, this system will help you grow self-reliant kids

Getting out of Dodge — 10 Things I am doing to prepare for the move to the country

How to begin taking wildlife photographs

Stashing Junk Silver for Bad Times

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

By Jereme Zimmerman  Issue #161 • September/October, 2016 Bamboo: The very word evokes an image of groves of tall, leafy plants swaying gently through the air...

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 spinach, there is a world of difference between its taste...