Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Bottle-raise a calf

Finding the best dog for the country life

Slaughtering and Butchering

Building

Our Unconventional House

By Judy Zent Website Exclusive • December, 2002 Fig. 1 - Tire walls with roof framing. Need a prolonged workout? Want to do some major recycling? Want...

Build a graceful footbridge

Build a log crib

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Eye-catching signs with mirrors

Farm and Garden

How to become a backyard beekeeper

By Sheri Jones If you’ve been intrigued by the idea of becoming a beekeeper but think you don’t have the space, resources, or knowledge, you’re...

Growing and Using Peppers

Okra — Not Just for the South

Use Plastic to Get a Head Start on Corn in the...

A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

Americana and History

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

By John Silveira Issue #34 • July/August, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do I...

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

The vanishing outhouse

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Food and recipes

Hungarian venison stew

Crawfish fettucine

Glazed carrots with peas and onions

Vegetable Scramble

Self-reliance

Caring for wounds in the field

35 country jobs — How folks make a living near my hometown

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II

How to maintain your chimney

Energy

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs

Is steam power in your future?

Waterpower for personal use

Add solar power to your truck camper

Guns and Hunting

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

By Mike Blank Issue #89 • September/October, 2004 What follows is my personal quest to acquire an M1 Garand through the Civilian Marks-manship Program (CMP). We've...

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Air power superiority

Science

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...