Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Slaughtering and Butchering

Building

Build a Trapper’s Tilt

By Robert Van Putten Issue #177 • July/August/September, 2019 For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted a rustic log cabin deep in the...

Build your own portable forge

Vise Dremel Moto Tool mount

Rural Building

Yurt Magic — Building an Enchanting Instant House

Farm and Garden

Garden Spaces for Small Places

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #116 • March/April, 2009 When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden. Minnie Aumonier Yes, and if...

Grow Your Own Dishrags

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

Seven tactics for planning next year’s garden

Blueberry Cash Crop

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Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document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...

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 4 — Cunning, vindictive, and...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

The summer of ’35

The greatest American who was never President

Food and recipes

Vegetable Scramble

Introduction to water bath canning

Brew your own root beer

The incredible cattail — The super Wal-Mart of the swamp

Self-reliance

Bath herbs

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

Frostbite — Don’t flirt with this sneaky danger

Homestead water

Energy

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

Solar Building Design

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

For a truly independent energy system, your choices are solar, wind, and water

Guns and Hunting

Affordable firearms

By Massad Ayoob Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 Knowing that frugality is one of the cornerstones of rural living, Editor Annie Tuttle suggested that I tackle...

The Appleseed Project

Use the right ammunition!

The time for modern; the time for traditional

Picking a holster

Science

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...