Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

How to buy your first sheep without getting shorn

Switch your family to goat’s milk

Is that a good pig?

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Building

The Forever Floor

By David Lee Issue #92 • March/April, 2005 It is pretty devious starting off an article with an exaggeration but now that I have your attention...

Build a stone wall

Make a fully functional cold storage pit/mound and enjoy your garden’s...

Our Unconventional House

Five building tricks for super strong framing

Farm and Garden

The Homestead Greenhouse

By Charles Sanders Issue #67 • January/February, 2001 For those of us living close to the land, the production of a dependable and healthful food supply...

Fermenting Chicken Feed

How to Grow Great Carrots

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

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...

Former first ladies — Beautiful, brilliant, crazy

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

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

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

Food and recipes

Homemade Cottage cheese, rhubarb pie, lemon custard pudding cake, pasties, beef stew, biscuits, butter, grouse breast

Cheesy fish chowder

Nana V’s holiday corn bread

Canning 101 — Pickles, fruits, jams, jellies, etc.

Self-reliance

Homemade skin care products

Couponing, refunding, and stockpiling will make your money stretch

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

Medical kits for self-reliant families

Energy

Design calculations for no-head, low-head waterwheels

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Power your bug-out bag

Solar suitcase

Guns and Hunting

Sight and sound enhancement

By Massad Ayoob Issue #71 • September/October, 2001 Enhancing vision and hearing can make you a safer, more effective shooter, and sometimes can save human lives. Captain...

Big boomer guns

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Science

Zombie Apocalypse

By John Silveira Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 "Can you survive a zombie apocalypse?" a familiar voice asked. I turned in my seat to see O.E. MacDougal,...