Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Fermenting Chicken Feed

Finding the best dog for the country life

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

Bovine basics for beginners

Building

Build a poultry killing cone

By Allen Easterly Issue #135 • May/June, 2012 You've worked hard and spent many hours raising your pretty flock of meat chickens from eggs or chicks...

Build a Simple, Inexpensive Greenhouse

Trusses — Low cost marvels to roof over most large spaces

Free pallet wood and birdhouses add up to big country dollars

Build this sturdy large-capacity food dehydrator

Farm and Garden

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

By Maggie Larsen Issue #86 • March/April, 2004 During a binge of spring cleaning, I ventured outside and began to renovate the exterior of my home,...

How to Grow Great Carrots

Growing Potatoes in Straw

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

Want More Fruit From Less Space? Espalier Your Trees!

Americana and History

Fly it proudly and properly

By Roger Meyer Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Since September 11, 2001, more Americans are displaying the national flag. Our flag gives us a sense of...

Catfish Biscuits

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

The summer of ’35

Food and recipes

Baked Bean Soup

Polish Chicken

Liver Fricassee

Grilled Steak with Olive-Blue Cheese Sauce

Self-reliance

Grandma will love this personal ‘Helping Hands’ wall hanging

Harvesting the wild: Acorns

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Swedish log candle

Energy

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Solar-powered chicken coop

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Power Up

Guns and Hunting

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

By Massad Ayoob Issue #83 • September/October, 2003 If you've read American firearms history at all, you know the lore of the .45 automatic. How during...

Big boomer guns

Firearms handling refresher Part I: Handguns

Moderate power firearms

Reload your own brass

Science

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

By John Silveira Issue #132 • November/December, 2011 I like "doomsday" scenarios even ridiculous ones, such as the supposed Mayan calendar prophecy for 2012 or...