Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

By Robert Van Putten Issue #177 • July/August/September, 2019 For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted a rustic log cabin deep in the...

We built John Silveira’s chicken coop/garden

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

By Corcceigh Green Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 Isn't it funny how even the things we step on while walking on the lawn have value? I...

Graft Your Own Designer Fruit Trees

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Grandpa’s justice

By Tom Kovach Issue #65 • September/October, 2000 Having the best vegetable garden in the village might put food on the table and make some money...

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Picking and preserving the wild plum

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part I

Homeschooling your dylsexic kid

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

Standby battery charging techniques can ensure engine startups

Generators alone are not enough

Consider the 20-gauge shotgun

By Massad Ayoob Issue #120 • November/December, 2009 A year or more ago in these pages, I made the suggestion that sometimes less is more, and...

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

A doomsday scenario to sleep on

By John Silveira Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 I once wrote a science fiction novel that I never tried to sell. Titled The Perfect Defense, its...

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

The world’s least-free country

Lessons for My Children, Chapter 2: Statistics, history, and the rise of the Underground Economy

Book Review: Guns Save Lives — True Stories of Americans Defending Their Lives with Firearms

Questions about global warming

Get to know your spiders

By Jerry Hourigan Issue #109 • January/February, 2008 Every landowner and homeowner creates the perfect environment for spiders. Not intentionally, of course, but spiders seem to...

Bottle-raise a calf

By Jackie Clay Issue #120 • November/December, 2009 If you think milk and beef are expensive in the grocery store, then you should think about raising...

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Based on years of personal experience, here are 10 good tips for homeschooling your children

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Grandma will love this personal ‘Helping Hands’ wall hanging

By Wren Everett The beans came to me as an accident. In the early spring of 2023, I was scouring The Exchange (exchange.seedsavers.org/home) — an online seed-savers trading post of sorts — looking for squash seeds....

Jackie’s Garden Primer

By Jackie Clay Issue #117 • May/June, 2009 The birds are singing. The sunshine makes the day feel soft and warm. The soil is mellow and damp. It makes us feel like being outdoors and doing...