Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

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

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Building

Build a Composter

By Charles Sanders Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 As with most of the other facets of homesteading, composting can be as simple or as elaborate as...

Build a compost tumbler

Build Your Own Car Wash

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

PVC pipe in the home, garden, farm, and workshop

Farm and Garden

Jackie’s Garden Primer

By Jackie Clay Issue #117 • May/June, 2009 The birds are singing. The sunshine makes the day feel soft and warm. The soil is mellow and...

Your Manure Pile — For Fuel, Fertilizer, and Maybe Even Improved...

An Introduction to Small-Scale Home Hydroponics

Grow Open Pollinated Seeds for Self-Reliant Gardening

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

Americana and History

James Polk — A model for modern presidents

By John Silveira Issue #32 • March/April, 1995 It was snowing and three of us were up at the office. Dave Duffy, the fellow who publishes...

Catfish Biscuits

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

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

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Food and recipes

Chow-chow

Blackened Chicken With Guacamole And Black Beans

Black & Blue Mango Pie

Vegetable Scramble

Self-reliance

Just for Kids: Knock knock vinegar

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

Preparing for civil unrest

Pysanki — You can make those biddies pay!

Energy

Solar power for farm and ranch

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Power-up bag

Energy class: Part 2 — Understanding your electric bill

Guns and Hunting

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

By Claire Wolfe Issue #140 • March/April, 2013 My friend Jack pulled the car into a grassy clearing. We donned rubber boots, fetched a metal detector...

The light at the end of the gun

Choose your ammo… police style

Air power superiority

Women and guns

Science

The gee-whiz! page — Cats: Why they rule our world

By O. E. MacDougal Issue #170 • March/April, 2018 House cats A recent Gallup poll showed that cat ownership is pretty much evenly distributed between men and...