Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Slaughtering and Butchering

Home Dairying

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Building

A salvaged oak floor for $5

By Robert L. Williams Issue #59 • September/October, 1999 Several months ago we decided we did not want to install a traditional bedroom floor of plywood...

Build a chicken house in a day

The house that Dorothy built

We built John Silveira’s chicken coop/garden

Install rafters alone the easy way

Farm and Garden

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

By Tom Kovach Issue #61 • January/February, 2000 Winter is a good time to plan your spring tree plantings, deciding what and where you want to...

Victory Gardens

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Build a Composter

How to Grow Great Carrots

Americana and History

The greatest American who was never President

By John Silveira Issue #60a • November/December, 1999 "The election's next year, right?" I asked. Dave Duffy, the publisher of Backwoods Home Magazine, was editing a rather...

Constitution of the united States of America

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

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

The summer of ’35

Food and recipes

Blanching vegetables

Easy homemade dairy products

Hungarian venison stew

Lenie in the kitchen: Hamburger and potato casserole

Self-reliance

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

Woolen winter mittens in minutes

Start a post-construction cleaning business

For health & comfort, try wild herbal teas

Energy

Design calculations for no-head, low-head waterwheels

Job site solar power

Just for Kids: Sun-kabobs and solar sizzle

Solar system codes — Build it right!

Guns and Hunting

Air power superiority

When a well-placed shot is required, when stealth and quiet are called for, an air rifle may be the best option. By Gary Lewis Issue #151 • January/February,...

Bury a gun and ammo for 15 years

Building the coyote rifle

How to shoot a handgun accurately

The Appleseed Project

Science

The world is ending! … Again?

By John Silveira Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 People love to talk about scary stuff. Especially when it's end-of-the-world scary, such as the big asteroid recently...