Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Slaughtering and Butchering

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

Dorper sheep — Revolutionizing the meat sheep industry

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Building

Build a wood crib with free materials

By Mark R. Roach Issue #156 • November/December, 2015 Trying to stack wood so it stays up without falling can be a challenge. Just when you...

Build a lean-to greenhouse

Parge the ugly out of your concrete wall

The Mini-Skyline — A homemade yarder to bring firewood up a...

A recycled dresser makes a useful bathroom vanity

Farm and Garden

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

By Rev. J.D. Hooker Issue #85 • January/February, 2004 My grandson Tommy was probably 50 feet up off the ground when he hollered, "Catch this one,...

Build a Composter

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

Grow Your Own Dishrags

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

Americana and History

George Washington Carver — He wrote the book on self-reliance

By John Silveira Issue #31 • January/February, 1995 "What were you listening to when I got to your house? Sounded nice. I don't think I've ever...

Doesn’t anyone remember Tom Paine

The greatest American who was never President

the gee-whiz! page: Animals, humans, extraterrestrials, and tools

Feeling nostalgic? Now you’ll rave! Here’s the story of Burma Shave.

Food and recipes

Lamb and Apricot Pilaff

Baby bok choy with tofu

Jamaican Beef Patties

Blueberry Vareniki

Self-reliance

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part III

Funerals don’t have to be expensive

Saving money on the homestead

Boost your income by adding a processing step to what you sell

Energy

Keep the Ice On

Converting a Gasoline-Powered Rototiller to Electric

Generators alone are not enough

Add solar power to your truck camper

Guns and Hunting

Frontier style handguns for the modern backwoods home

By Massad Ayoob Issue #101 • September/October, 2006 The year was 1873. Samuel Colt had invented the revolveror at least introduced it to Americain 1836. The...

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Hunting, processing, and serving black bear

The M1A — A rifle that makes a statement

Choose your ammo… police style

Science

Gee-Whiz: Coffee

By O.E. MacDougal May/June 2018, Backwoods Home Every second of every day about 26,000 cups of coffee are drunk around the world. That’s about 2¼ billion...