Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Bovine basics for beginners

Goat birthing and raising kids

Raising rabbits for profit

Keeping homestead animals healthy

Building

From triumph to tragedy to triumph again. Dorothy Ainsworth makes her...

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #50 Mar/Apr 1998 BHM readers are familiar with Dorothy Ainsworth, the log home-building Ashland, Oregon, waitress who spent more than six years...

Building Eric’s house

Build a Vertical Storage Rack for Cans

How to Install a Steel Roof

Build a wood-fired stock tank heater

Farm and Garden

Build Your Own Hoop House

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #171 • May/June, 2018 I’ve had my own garden for more than half a century, and I have learned a few things...

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

The Home Citrus Orchard

Gardening in the Desert Using Only Rainwater

Prevent Foodborne Illness with Safe Gardening Methods

Americana and History

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

By the President of the United States of America: A PROCLAMATIONWhereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the...

The greatest American who was never President

Was the first government gun confiscation attempt foiled by an unsung...

Quilts — Masterpieces of the heart and windows into women’s history

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Food and recipes

Butterpeas

Spicy Beef

Sweet pepper salad

Chicken and dumpling stew

Self-reliance

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Preparing for a Temporary Catastrophe

Food security 101, part 3: Why I love my vacuum sealer (and more)

Making a great rug from the rag bag

Energy

Waterpower for personal use

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

Grid-tied, Grid-connected, Off-grid. What’s the difference?

Amateur Ham Radio – The Ultimate Tool for Survival Communications

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...