Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Broody biddies make sense on the homestead

Hog butchering — Using everything but the squeal

Khaki Campbell ducks — The other egg layer

Animal disease traceability

Building

Build a lean-to greenhouse

By Dorothy Ainsworth Issue #154 • July/August, 2015 Just thinking about a greenhouse can stimulate the senses. In our minds' eyes, we can see the filtered...

Life-long siding with fiber cement board

Vise Dremel Moto Tool mount

Build this sturdy large-capacity food dehydrator

Three Raised Bed Designs

Farm and Garden

Flowers Brighten the Garden

By Alice B. Yeager Photos by James O. Yeager Website Exclusive • March, 2006 Along with raising food plants, I like to tuck in a few flowers...

Currants and Gooseberries

Build an Old-Fashioned Hotbed and Start Your Seeds in Style

Slug Zapper

Use Plastic to Get a Head Start on Corn in the...

Americana and History

Fly it proudly and properly

By Roger Meyer Issue #130 • July/August, 2011 Since September 11, 2001, more Americans are displaying the national flag. Our flag gives us a sense of...

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

Constitution of the united States of America

From Martha and Abigail to Dolley and Louisa, America’s earliest First...

The greatest American who was never President

Food and recipes

Apple slaw

Red flannel hash

Making sausage

Feeding large families without breaking the bank

Self-reliance

Buying the right emergency radio

Shearing, carding, spinning, weaving and creating with Margaret Boos

Just for Kids: Killing some time (Create an afternoon time warp)

Saving money on the homestead

Energy

Add solar power to your truck camper

Battery powered weekend retreat

Solar suitcase

Emergency solar power for $950

Guns and Hunting

Firearms handling refresher Part II: Shotguns

By Massad Ayoob Website Exclusive • December, 2003 In Part I, we began a series of refreshers on safety and proper handling of firearms. This time,...