Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

The homestead cat

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

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

A contrary guide to feeding animals

Building

Build a Simple, Inexpensive Greenhouse

By Jennifer Poindexter Issue #157 • January/February, 2016 Since my family is homesteading on a budget, the task of building a greenhouse had to be done...

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

This coop is for the birds

Simplify life in your backwoods home by using these easy mountain...

Tools and hardware for the backwoods home

Farm and Garden

Growing and Using Bamboo on the Homestead

By Jereme Zimmerman  Issue #161 • September/October, 2016 Bamboo: The very word evokes an image of...

Slug Zapper

Pruning Blueberries

Plant Once Harvest for Years

The Homestead Greenhouse

Americana and History

Catfish Biscuits

By Danny Fulks Issue #87 • May/June, 2004 Danny Fulks, 71, grew up in southern Ohio where his parents worked the land and milked cows, and...

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Constitution of the united States of America

Fly it proudly and properly

The barnyard scramble

Food and recipes

The healthy and tantalizing pomegranate

Quince preserves

Hungarian venison stew

Grandma’s persimmon pudding

Self-reliance

Brood X

Shopping to beat inflation

Protein — The Cornerstone of a Survival Diet

Easy-to-make reusable coffee filters

Energy

Build a community assistance recharging station

Solar Power 101 — Solar arrays

Are hydrogen-fueled cars pie-in-the-sky?

Waterpower for personal use

Guns and Hunting

The time for modern; the time for traditional

By Massad Ayoob Issue #137 • September/October, 2012 Traditional "old skool" guns, or the most modern and efficient ballistic hardware that money can buy? I asked...