Articles - Backwoods Home Magazine

Animals

Bottle-raise a calf

Raising cattle on your own place

Brooder in a box

Mountain lions — Attacks are still rare, but just in case…

Building

PVC pipe in the home, garden, farm, and workshop

By Charles Sanders Issue #94 • July/August, 2005 Perhaps one of the most important innovations in modern plumbing has been the development of polyvinyl chloride (PVC),...

A cabin for one

Claw Hammers

Build a Vertical Storage Rack for Cans

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

Farm and Garden

Caring for your chickens in winter

By Jackie Clay-Atkinson As winter approaches, we all are thinking of ways to make our livestock and poultry as comfortable as possible when the cold...

Love Those Green Beans

A Child’s Garden — More than Child’s Play

Save Time and Energy with the Fenced Chicken Coop/Garden

The Potato Hole

Americana and History

Presidents’ wives of the past Part 3

By John Silveira Issue #34 • July/August, 1995 (This is a four-part series. Click the links to navigate to parts one, two, three, and four.) Do I...

Emancipation Proclamation by Historical Document

Declaration of Independence: The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States...

Gee-Whiz: Presidents

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

Food and recipes

Coffee Kringle

Black beans and rice

Oregon Grape Jam

Easy homemade dairy products

Self-reliance

Garden injuries

Power Up Light, Water, Communications in Emergencies

Homemade Toys! — Easy to make, fun to play with, and great for gifts!

Moving to the wilderness — Turning the dream to reality

Energy

Solar-Powered Electric Fencing

Solar-powered refrigerators

Solar charge controllers — myths, hype, and facts

Solar Building Design

Guns and Hunting

BHM hosts Appleseed marksmanship event

By Massad Ayoob Issue #139 • January/February, 2013 Long a supporter of the Appleseed concept, Backwoods Home Magazine hosted one in Gold Beach, Oregon, in second...