Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Chickens — The most valuable animal on the homestead

Raising Rabbits

Build a poultry killing cone

Beekeeping basics

Building

Choosing a chain saw

By Steven Gregersen Issue #119 •September/October, 2009 Winter will be here soon and along with winter comes cold weather and high heating bills. Obviously there's nothing...

Woodbarrow

Build a graceful footbridge

Shelves and benches

Turning a $10,000 House into a Home — Part 1: Salvaging...

Farm and Garden

Swiss Chard — The Leaf Vegetable That Keeps on Giving!

By Raymond Nones Issue #92 • March/April, 2005 For years every spring I planted spinach in my garden. For those who have never tasted home grown...

The Potato Hole

Elderberries — Hospitality, Health, And Beauty

The ‘Chocolate Tree’ Isn’t Just for Kids

Gardening for Treasure

Americana and History

Who were the best…and worst U.S. Presidents?

By John Silveira Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 It was one of those days I love. We were between deadlines and Dave, Bill, Mac, and I...

Habeeb Salloum — Poet, Traveler, Recipe Writer

Fried chicken for breakfast

Catfish Biscuits

Biological and chemical weapons through history

Food and recipes

Blueberry wine jam

Filipino Chicken Stew

The best apple pie you’ll ever bake

Modify your oven to bake great bread

Self-reliance

Annie on Everfree Farm, Part II

Shopping to beat inflation

Mosquitoes outnumber us and no one likes them

Wash day

Energy

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Power Up

Solar system codes — Build it right!

Intake and exhaust upgrades for better mileage and performance

Guns and Hunting

Affordable firearms

By Massad Ayoob Issue #134 • March/April, 2012 Knowing that frugality is one of the cornerstones of rural living, Editor Annie Tuttle suggested that I tackle...

The subtleties of safe firearms handling

Consider the 20-gauge shotgun

Get a piece of history — An M1 Garand rifle

Sight and sound enhancement

Science

Can we make a Tyrannosaurus rex from a chicken?

By John Silveira Issue #169 • January/February, 2018 Do you have chickens, ducks, turkeys, or geese in your yard? They’re not “just birds” because scientists now...