Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Raising quail — A home grown delicacy

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Bottle-raise a calf

Are aliens stealing our honeybees?

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 pallet fence

The house that Dorothy built

How to build a good fence for your homestead

Make your own effective fishing tackle while you save money and...

Farm and Garden

Jackie’s Garden Primer

By Jackie Clay Issue #117 • May/June, 2009 The birds are singing. The sunshine makes the day feel soft and warm. The soil is mellow and...

Growing Strawberries

Love Those Green Beans

Hügelkultur for the Homestead

Build a Keyhole Garden

Americana and History

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

By John Silveira Issue #29 • September/October, 1994 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) It was...

Grandpa’s justice

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

The summer of ’35

Food and recipes

Elissaburgettes

Turning to turmeric

Lenie in the kitchen: Lemon scones, pound cake, and pie

Seven secrets of Dutch oven cooking

Self-reliance

Roasting coffee on a wood stove

Frostbite — Don’t flirt with this sneaky danger

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

Preparing for winter

Energy

Battery-Powered Tools are Changing

Why you need to addsolar to your emergencypower backup plans

Design calculations for overshot waterwheels

Solar hot water systems

Guns and Hunting

Choose your ammo… police style

By Massad Ayoob Issue #93 • May/June, 2005 One of our greatest modern gun experts, Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC, Ret., once made the observation that...

The Appleseed Project

Reload your own brass

The time for modern; the time for traditional

How to shoot a handgun accurately

Science

Three more ways the world can end … and I’m not...

By John Silveira Issue #155 • September/October, 2015 "What are you doing?" a voice asked. I looked up and saw O.E. MacDougal, Dave's poker-playing friend from Southern...