Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Where our farm animals come from

How to butcher a chicken in 20 minutes or less

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

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

Building

How safe is your electric fence?

By Eloise Twining I’ve used solar powered electric fencing on my California ranch for at least 35 years. Over that time electric fencing has proved...

Making Apple Cider with a Homemade Press

Herb Boxes from Fence Boards

How to Resurrect Old, Rusted Tools

Building your chicken coop

Farm and Garden

Plant Your Trees in the Spring

By Tom Kovach Issue #61 • January/February, 2000 Winter is a good time to plan your spring tree plantings, deciding what and where you want to...

Tomatoes, the Essential Garden Crop

Exotic Plants for the Homestead

You Can Make Your Own Fertilizers

Leaf Mold is Another Way to Build Your Soil

Americana and History

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document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...

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

The vanishing outhouse

The Great Depression — A reminiscence

Fly it proudly and properly

Food and recipes

Hoppin’ John with fresh asparagus beans

Stovetop Teriyaki

Wheat

Baby bok choy with tofu

Self-reliance

The accidental homesteader

SARS — Is this a glimpse of the future?

Winter in the High Desert — Understanding the music

Oregon Trail preparedness: What supplies did the settlers carry?

Energy

Powering medical equipment during a utility blackout

Solar-powered refrigerators

Solar Power 101 — Batteries: Part 1

Installing your own small, remote off-grid solar system

Guns and Hunting

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

By Massad Ayoob Issue #45 • May/June, 1997 I take the Springfield Armory rifle out of the box, and savor it. I seldom do that with...

The Appleseed Project

Firearms — Tools of rural living

Moderate power firearms

Tailoring guns to females

Science

How big is the solar system?

By John Silveira Issue #60 • November/December, 1999 In artists' renderings of the solar system we often see the sun represented by a small sphere with...