Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

Raising rabbits for profit

Build a poultry killing cone

Kinder goats — A small breed for milk and meat

Building

Installing a steel roof

By Norman Bennett Issue #126 • November/December, 2010 One of the reasons steel roofs have become so popular is the simplicity and economy with which they...

Building your chicken coop

Stairs — The next level

Livestock fencing for the small homesteader, part 2

For summertime baking needs, build yourself an outdoor horno

Farm and Garden

Fruit Trees

By Alice B. Yeager Fall winds down with the ripening of a Japanese persimmon known as the Fuyugaki...

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

Grow Your Own Dishrags

Home-Grown Eggs

The Best City Garden

Americana and History

Fly it proudly and properly

By Roger Meyer Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Since September 11, 2001, more Americans are displaying the national flag. Our flag gives us a sense of...

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Constitution of the united States of America

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

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

Food and recipes

Lamb and black bean tamale pie

Tomato and coriander salad

Hoppin’ John with fresh asparagus beans

Apple ham salad

Self-reliance

Garden injuries Part 2

Avoiding heat illness

Learning to love the high desert

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

Energy

Our journey to modern off-grid living

Making and using a solar cooker

Generators alone are not enough

A solar primer — How it works, how it’s made, what it costs

Guns and Hunting

Teaching a 10-year-old to shoot

By John Moody Issue #174 • November/December, 2018 In my youth, I remember my dad dragging my brother and me out of bed in the middle...

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

Firearms handling refresher Part III: Rifles

Sight and sound enhancement

How big a gun do you need?

Science

Theories of the universe

By Dave Duffy Issue #66 • November/December, 2000 In a relatively short span of time, mankind has travelled from profound ignorance of our planet and the...