Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

How to build a good fence for your homestead

By Charles Sanders Issue #103 • January/February, 2007 One of the basic fixtures on a homestead...

For summertime baking needs, build yourself an outdoor horno

Growing Strawberries

By Patrice Lewis Issue #162 • November/December, 2016 As you read this, the wind may well be howling and the snow piling deep, and you're likely...

Grow Garlic and Reap Health Benefits

Graft Your Own Designer Fruit Trees

Grow some winter squash this year

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

By Tom Kovach Growing up on a farm in north-central Minnesota wasn’t all chores and hard work … although there was plenty of that too....

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Biological and chemical weapons through history

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

Grilled Chicken with Pineapple-Peach Sauce

Sewing and using cloth diapers is easier than you think

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part III

What to do when there’s no doctor

Build a community assistance recharging station

What if the electricity GOES OFF?

Solar power for farm and ranch

The light at the end of the gun

By Massad Ayoob Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 Dave writes, "A few weeks ago I had to shoot a skunk in the chicken house, but the...

Hiding a gun — The rules of three

A used shotgun bargain: The Browning Auto-5

The ‘risks’ with Swine Flu

By John Silveira Issue #118 • July/August, 2009 Do we have anything to worry about the reemergence of Swine Flu Novel Influenza A (H1N1) ...

Gee-Whiz: Ice Ages, Past and Future

A brief history of health and medicine

The current ‘Gun control’ push — A cop’s eye view

The logic behind term limits and a historical perspective

Science and truth. Are they related?

Switch your family to goat’s milk

By Tanya Kelley Issue #128 • March/April, 2011 If you milk goats, there's no doubt you've heard it"Eww! Goat's milk! Gross!" To be perfectly honest, goat...

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

By Allen Easterly Issue #101 • September/October, 2006 Raising quail is inexpensive, easy, provides very healthy low-fat white meat, and supplies the fertilizer you need for...

Goat birthing and raising kids

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Step onto the ice and catch tonight’s dinner

The return of home emergency shelters takes on a dual-purpose approach

Gleaning — An Old Tradition Made New

By Daniel Furtney Issue #147 • May/June, 2014 Gleaning. You may remember the term from Sunday School or your Bible studies. In the book of Ruth, "gleaning" refers to poor people being allowed to follow a...

Gardening Tips and Tricks

By Charles Sanders Issue #99 • May/June, 2006 Gardeners are an ingenious lot. Trial and error, time, study, observation, and experience all help us to come up with ideas that result in better gardens, more produce,...