Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Is that a good pig?

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Building

Choosing a chain saw

By Steven Gregersen Issue #119 •September/October, 2009 Winter will be here soon and along with winter comes cold weather and high heating bills. Obviously there's nothing...

A Kid-Friendly Chicken Coop

Ambidextrous chainsaw filing

Build your own home in two years — Get a PhD...

Build a homestead Copy Cart

Farm and Garden

Green or Yellow: Grow Your Best Bush Beans Ever

By Lisa LaFreniere Issue #62 • March/April, 2000 Bush Beans, or snap beans as they're sometimes referred to, are a growing favorite among many gardeners, and...

Meat For the Homestead

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

Build a Heated Germination Bed

Okra — Not Just for the South

Americana and History

Fried chicken for breakfast

By Danny Fulks Issue #88 • July/August, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, is one of those rare writers capable of painting a vivid picture of life back...

The barnyard scramble

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

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Remembering what grandma used

Food and recipes

Fig preserves

Hamburger soup

Stuffed sweet peppers

Brew your own root beer

Self-reliance

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Buying the right emergency radio

Drive your own freshwater well

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Energy

Water: a safe supply when you’re off the grid

Battery powered weekend retreat

Power your bug-out bag

Solar Power 101 — Solar arrays

Guns and Hunting

1911: The classic homeland security pistol

By Massad Ayoob Issue #83 • September/October, 2003 If you've read American firearms history at all, you know the lore of the .45 automatic. How during...

The Appleseed Project

Affordable firearms

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

Science

The world is ending! … Again?

By John Silveira Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 People love to talk about scary stuff. Especially when it's end-of-the-world scary, such as the big asteroid recently...