Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Get to know your spiders

Is that a good pig?

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Building

Building Eric’s house

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #112 • July/August, 2009 This is the first in a series of several articles documenting the building of a stud-frame house from...

Build a Simple, Inexpensive Greenhouse

Adventures with a portable sawmill

Yurt Magic — Building an Enchanting Instant House

A salvaged oak floor for $5

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,...

Love Those Green Beans

The $1 Garden

Blueberry Cash Crop

The Home Citrus Orchard

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...

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

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

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Food and recipes

Turkey the old-fashioned way

Spicy Beef and Peppers

These chocolate treats make great gifts and delicious holiday desserts

Pumpkin preserves

Self-reliance

Circle of friends

Food security 101

Just for Kids: Take a nite hike!

Pump water for free

Energy

Build a community assistance recharging station

Solar-powered water purifiers

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

Guns and Hunting

The light at the end of the gun

By Massad Ayoob Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 Dave writes, "A few weeks ago I had to shoot a skunk in the chicken house, but the...

Building the coyote rifle

Choose your ammo… police style

The Appleseed Project

Use the right ammunition!

Science

The ‘risks’ with Swine Flu

By John Silveira Issue #118 • July/August, 2009 Do we have anything to worry about the reemergence of Swine Flu Novel Influenza A (H1N1) ...

Gee-Whiz: From Paper to Canning

Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest...

How big is the solar system?

Avian Flu — How afraid of this

Politics and Commentary

Let’s stop apologizing for guns

Which is better, a small town or city?

Against a rapist

The Informed Juror — How an informed jury helps safeguard liberty

Animals

Redworm farming

By Charles Sanders Issue #112 • July/August, 2008 If you are looking for a way to earn extra income, a retirement job, or even a new...

Fermenting Chicken Feed

By Melissa Souza Issue #174 • November/December, 2018 On our homestead, we eat yogurt, kombucha (fermented tea), sauerkraut, and kimchi to add probiotics to our diet....

Animal disease traceability

The homestead cat

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

Build a poultry killing cone

Self-Reliance

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part III

Just for Kids: Knock knock vinegar

Making maple syrup

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Farm and Garden

Blueberry Cash Crop

By Ed Mashburn Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 My almost two-year-old grandson loves blueberries. Put a bowl of those round blue jewels in front of him, and he's a happy little man. He's not alone. Many...

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Raised Bed Gardening — Neat and Productive

By Alice B. Yeager Issue #74 • March/April, 2002 Are you tired of raising a big row crop gardenone that keeps you busy from dawn until dusk? Do you really need to raise enough vegetables to...

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