Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

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

Finding the best dog for the country life

Parge the ugly out of your concrete wall

By Bill Leonard Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 You can say a great deal in favor of cement block (or, if you prefer, concrete block) building....

Determined woman builds distinctive vertical log studio

The $1 Garden

By Jonathan Nunan Issue #122 • March/April, 2010 The dollar garden is simple in concept: buy as many seeds as you can for one dollar and...

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document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...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

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

These salads are hearty dishes

Kick the credit card habit and learn to stash cash

In the classroom and at home, this system will help you grow self-reliant kids

Lessons learned from an ice storm

Battery powered weekend retreat

Amateur Ham Radio – The Ultimate Tool for Survival Communications

How to select the right backup generator

Building the coyote rifle

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #107 • September/October, 2007 Feral dogs, coyotes, and those odd-looking "coy dogs" like to feed on my neighbors' livestock on occasion...

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Subduction zone tsunami — What the residents of the Pacific Northwest...

By John Silveira Issue #94 • July/August, 2004 I was sitting in my cubicle poring over a map of the Oregon coastactually, just that...

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

How to achieve affordable health care

Want proof of luck, ESP, and psychic powers?

Why oil and other fossil fuels are good

Our energy crisis Part 3 — Alternative energy resources for the nation and for the self-reliant

Raising your own beef for your family

By Charles Sanders Issue #57 • May/June, 1999 For most homesteaders, the raising of livestock plays a crucial role in the home based economy. The types...

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

By Kristina Seleshanko Issue #177 • July/August/September, 2019 Something we heard a lot when we first started raising chickens in the suburbs was, “For the cost...

Where our farm animals come from

This St. Bernard backwoods hero saved old Grandma’s life

A contrary guide to feeding animals

You could furnish an entire homestead at Lehman’s ‘Non-electric’ Hardware Store

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Cash in on your household junk

A young couple moves to the country

Use Non-Hybrid Seeds and Save Big Bucks in This Year’s Garden

By Jackie Clay Issue #51 • May/June, 1998 Every person who is striving for self-reliance should, and most do, plant a garden from which to raise a good portion of their own food. But how many...

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Meat is often the most expensive portion of our grocery bill, and it is getting more and more expensive every day. I've seen steaks "on sale" for more...