Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Bovine basics for beginners

Brooder in a box

Building

For summertime baking needs, build yourself an outdoor horno

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 My family has always been big on birthdays and holidaysincluding Thanksgiving, Christmas, Memorial Day, Fourth of July,...

Rural Building

A cabin for one

Never underestimate a woman

Build Your Own Hoop House

Farm and Garden

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

By Roy Martin Issue #104 • March/April, 2007 A hotbed is a miniature greenhouse that is heated to protect new seedlings from cold. The hotbed differs...

The $1 Garden

For Extra Production, Try Mound Gardening

Currants and Gooseberries

How to Grow Garlic

Americana and History

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

By Marlene Parkin Issue #22 • July/August, 1993 Many of the quilts of yesterday took a lifetime to make. Perhaps the mystical part of quiltsthe aspect...

Biological and chemical weapons through history

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

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Food and recipes

Pear honey

The dandelion is a healthful, great tasting weed you can eat

Here are some simple tips on how to store apples for a long, long time

Whole grain breads baked at home

Self-reliance

The saga of Benjamin, the backwoods, homeschool boy who wanted to get a job

Take care of your knife

Modify an E-Tool to make your own Combi-Tool

Homestead water

Energy

Phantom solar — The crucial invisible system needed before you install solar

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

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

Dim bulbs in California

Guns and Hunting

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #47 • September/October, 1997 Like many another rural person, I've often found a firearm to be my most important tool. No,...