Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Redworm farming

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Good-bye old friend

Home Dairying

Building

Dorothy Ainsworth update: Out of the ashes

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #38 • March/April, 1996 I got the dreadful call from my son Eric at 2 p.m. on June 29th, 1995, an hour...

Build a log crib

A simple backwoods hay baler

The poor man’s ceramic knife sharpener

Building and stocking your pantry

Farm and Garden

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,...

Woodchuck-Proof the Garden

How to become a backyard beekeeper

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn...

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

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...

Farm baseball … with ghost runners!

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Constitution of the united States of America

The barnyard scramble

Food and recipes

Eggplant salad

The convenience of a bread bucket

Duane’s shrimp dip

Breakfast Sausage Casserole

Self-reliance

The art of living in small spaces

Kick the credit card habit and learn to stash cash

The adventures of a first-time homesteader

Build a holz hausen to dry firewood

Energy

Solar power trailer Part 1

Build a simple solar-powered outdoor light

Solar Food Drying

Solar-powered chicken coop

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...

Inexpensive retired Russian military rifles can be the ideal backwoods meat...

Centennial of the All-American .30-06

Answering some well asked questions about personal defense

Picking a holster

Science

The threat of electromagnetic pulse!

By John Silveira Issue #132 • November/December, 2011 I like "doomsday" scenarios even ridiculous ones, such as the supposed Mayan calendar prophecy for 2012 or...