Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Goat birthing and raising kids

The homestead cat

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Building

Make adobe bricks

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #110 • March/April, 2008 Last winter I got a phone call from an old friend in Arizona. One of his sons...

The Forever Floor

Eye-catching signs with mirrors

Build a Groundhog Snare

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

Farm and Garden

A New Use for Old Tires: A Garden Using Tires

By Charles Sanders Issue #98 • March/April, 2006 There are mountains of old tires out there. Americans keep on rolling and tires keep on wearing out....

Love Those Green Beans

Saving Seeds

Plant Once Harvest for Years

Three Raised Bed Designs

Americana and History

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Friends and Fellow Citizens: The period for a new election of a citizen, to administer the executive government of the United States, being not...

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

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

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

Grandpa’s justice

Food and recipes

Layered casserole

Indian Pudding

Pistachio-Mocha Chicken

Crabapple jelly

Self-reliance

Building and stocking your pantry

Seed art — It’s fun to collect the seeds and create these unusual pictures

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part III

Everybody talks about lightning and yes, there are things you can do about it

Energy

How to select the right backup generator

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too An interview with Stephen Heckeroth

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

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Guns and Hunting

An economical battery of guns for the backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 Everything's getting more expensive. Food. Gasoline. Guns and ammunition. Not everyone who appreciates the rural lifestyle was "born...

How long should your gun’s barrel length be?

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

Women and guns

Cold weather shooting considerations

Science

The world is coming to an end… and this time, I’m...

By John Silveira Issue #114 • November/December, 2008 If you haven't already heard, on September 10, 2008, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located on the border...