Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

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

Good-bye old friend

Keeping homestead animals healthy

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,...

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

For summertime baking needs, build yourself an outdoor horno

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...

The Best City Garden

Growing the Eternal Tomato

Love Those Green Beans

Here’s a Mighty Creative Way to Protect Your Plants from Animals

Americana and History

Constitution of the united States of America

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common...

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

The barnyard scramble

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

Fly it proudly and properly

Food and recipes

Creamed Carrot Soup

Banana-Apricot Bars

Braised rabbit with red wine

Old World apple chutney

Self-reliance

Cut your grocery bill in half

Storing dry foods

Sewing and using cloth diapers is easier than you think

Picking your pressure canner — All American or Presto?

Energy

Phantom solar — The crucial invisible system needed before you install solar

Solar suitcase

Solar power trailer Part 1

Radiant floor heating — Alternative to forced-air heating is solar-powered, too An interview with Stephen Heckeroth

Guns and Hunting

The time for modern; the time for traditional

By Massad Ayoob Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Traditional "old skool" guns, or the most modern and efficient ballistic hardware that money can buy? I asked...