Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Slaughtering and Butchering

Where our farm animals come from

Switch your family to goat’s milk

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Building

Build a deluxe barrel stove

By David Lee Issue #108 • November/December, 2007 Winter is coming again, pretty much on schedule in spite of global warming, and it will be cold,...

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

Building Eric’s house

Make a Quick and Easy Tipi

Farm and Garden

Growing Strawberries

By Patrice Lewis Issue #162 • November/December, 2016 As you read this, the wind may well be howling and the snow piling deep, and you're likely...

How to become a backyard beekeeper

Blueberry Cash Crop

Naughty Peppers

Currants and Gooseberries

Americana and History

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

By Martin Waterman Issue #37 • January/February, 1996 I can remember taking a trip as a child and seeing my first Burma Shave signs. Technically speaking,...

The barnyard scramble

President George Washington’s Farewell Address

Grandpa’s justice

Fly it proudly and properly

Food and recipes

Apple butter

Fermented dill pickles

Do you suffer from gout? Here are some recipes that might help

Modify your oven to bake great bread

Self-reliance

10 tips for selling your homemade product

Foraging for wild berries

Jackie’s tips for hardcore homesteading

Better wood heating

Energy

Energy class: Part 3

Sunny Solutions for north slope applications

7 Solar Water Heating System Designs

Why you need to addsolar to your emergencypower backup plans

Guns and Hunting

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #101 • September/October, 2006 The year was 1873. Samuel Colt had invented the revolveror at least introduced it to Americain 1836. The...