Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Where our farm animals come from

Building

Free pallet wood and birdhouses add up to big country dollars

By Rick Brentlinger Issue #53 • September/October, 1998 If I could show you how to manufacture a product anywhere in the country and if I offered...

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Build this sturdy large-capacity food dehydrator

A simple backwoods hay baler

This coop is for the birds

Farm and Garden

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

By Robert Van Putten Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 Apples are an important food resource for us. Every year we store hundreds of pounds in our...

Victory Gardens

The $1 Garden

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Tea for the garden

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...

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Remembering what grandma used

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Food and recipes

Braised venison pepper steak

Duane’s shrimp dip

Creating and maintaining your own sourdough starter

Ribeye Steak with Chianti Sauce

Self-reliance

Just for Kids: Life in the forest

Stay clear of young wild animals

Modify an E-Tool to make your own Combi-Tool

Raising kids simply

Energy

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Emergency solar power for $950

Add solar power to your truck camper

Keeping your food cold — Solutions to refrigeration when electricity is scarce

Guns and Hunting

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

By Brad Rohdenburg Website Exclusive • September, 2014 A 1958 "Light Twelve" Browning Auto-5, with a 28" Improved Cylinder barrel and 'Speedfeed' loading. It weighs less...