Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Llamas guarding sheep? — Not such a far-fetched idea

Redworm farming

Bovine basics for beginners

Building

Build a graceful footbridge

By Harrison Stone Issue #77 • September/October, 2002 Tap your heels together three times and repeat after me, "There is no place like homeThere is no...

Build a compost tumbler

Stairs — The next level

Here’s an Easier (and Cheaper) Way to Make Wooden Beams

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

Farm and Garden

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #51 • May/June, 1998 Every person who is striving for self-reliance should, and most do, plant a garden from which to raise...

Start a Self-Sufficiency Garden Even in a Cramped Apartment

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

Propagating Plants

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

Americana and History

Fried chicken for breakfast

By Danny Fulks Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, is one of those rare writers capable of painting a vivid picture of life back...

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Grandpa’s justice

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

The time-travel ad

Food and recipes

Chicken Enchiladas

Ten Marinades For Summer

Tabbouleh

Lenie in the kitchen: Hamburger and potato casserole

Self-reliance

Tips and handy hints for 4X4 living

Your kitchen pharmacy — How common culinary herbs and spices can help you feel better

Homestead water

Life-saving snowshoes

Energy

Keep the Ice On

Standby battery charging techniques can ensure engine startups

Power Up

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Guns and Hunting

Military surplus and military “clone” rifles

By Massad Ayoob Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 One reader writes to ask if military surplus rifles are still a good idea for hunting, recreational shooting,...

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

Canning game meat

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

Science

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

By John Silveira Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 If you haven't already heard, on September 10, 2008, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located on the border...